Trikey, Swati and Vyom, Anil creator text Economic & Political Weekly monographic eng

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61(17), Apr 25, 2026: p.64-70 All welfare benefits for communities living at subsistence levels are linked to the 12-digit Aadhaar ID containing demographic and biometric data, though it is officially voluntary. Introduced to curb fraud in welfare delivery, Aadhaar has produced new problems. A rapid survey in Kinaroo village, Bihar, found that 116 of 124 Scheduled Caste households faced Aadhaar-related barriers to accessing entitlements.-Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/17/notes/coping-aadhaar.html Economic & Political Weekly 260522