What happens when a government designs welfare with women at the centre?

In Karnataka, five guarantee schemes – Shakti, Gruha Lakshmi, Gruha Jyoti, Anna Bhagya and Yuva Nidhi – have reshaped how women move, work, spend and decide. Two major studies now give us the clearest picture of what changed on the ground. A 151 percent rise in women’s bus travel. Better spending on food and healthcare. Reduced household stress. New access to work and education.

In the 100th episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna travels across Karnataka to understand how intentional welfare has shifted women’s lives and what it means for public policy.

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