An Open Letter to the Indian Government in Support of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Please read the open letter and add your name to the list of experts below calling for the preservation of the NREGA law.
Rosa Abraham
Vinoj Abraham, Centre for Development Studies
Akheel Adam, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
M. A. Fathima Afrin, National Law School of India University
Sana Ahmad, Weizenbaum Institute
Faizan Ahmad, University of Oxford
Alan Aja, Brooklyn College (CUNY)
Aarav Akali, Krea University
Tanweer Akram, Independent Scholar
Abina Ali, IIT Goa
Ali Alpar, Sabanci Üniversitesi
Ishan Anand, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Rania Antonopoulos, Levy Economics Institute
Rania Antonopoulos, Senior Scholar, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
Nishana AP, Aligarh Muslim University
Shahin Ashkiani, Independent Researcher
Samuel Asir Raj, Retired Professor
Yesim M. Atamer, University of Zurich
Abdul Kalam Azad, Assistant Professor and Programme Director, Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development
Albena Azmanova, City St George’s University of London, UK
Prachi Bansal, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
Kakali Barua, Lady Shri Ram College for Woman. University of Delhi
Asmita Basak, South Asian University, New Delhi
Günseli Berik, University of Utah
Pratheek Bhat, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISC campus.
Gaurav Bhattacharya, Ahmedabad University
Anwesha Bhattacharya, Harvard University
Paloma Bhattacharyya, Université Paris 1: Panthéon Sorbonne
Subash Bivar, Govt. Servant
Manohar Boda, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
David Brennan, Franklin & Marshall College
Fidha C
Indumugi C., Advocate, New Delhi
Pablo Cabañas, UNAM MÉXICO
Pratibha Caleb, Freelance
Prasad Chacko, People’s Union for Civil Liberties
Jatin Chahar, Ramjas College, University of Delhi
Raghav Chakravarthy, Maastricht University
C P Chandrasekhar, PERI, UMass and IDEAs
Sujit Chauhan, IIT Bombay
Priyanshu Chavda, Pandit Deendayal Energy University
Han Cheng, Franklin and Marshall College
James Chiriyankandath, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London
Krishna Priya Choragudi, Azim Premji University
Shameemudheen Ck, University of Hyderabad
Muhsina CP, PhD Scholar, IIM Kozhikode
Md Danish, Azim Premji University
William Darity Jr., Howard University and Duke University
Rohit Das, YSD Centre
Upasak Das, Senior Lecturer, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
Shivani Das, Independent Researcher
Jashodhara Dasgupta
Sweta Dash, Researcher and independent journalist
Abinash Dash Choudhury, University of Georgia, Athens
Abinash Dash Choudhury, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Georgia, Athens
Soumya Datta, South Asian University
Angus Deaton, Princeton University
Sourit Dey
Jameelah Diaby, University of Exeter
Séverine Dieudonné, Enjoy Natura
Devika Dutt, King’s College London
Timothée Duverger, Head of Chaire “Territoires de l’ESS” at Sciences Po Bordeaux and Researcher at Center Emile Durkheim
Saul Escobar, Instituto de Estudios Obreros “Rafael Galván” AC
Scott Ferguson, University of South Florida
Patrick Fleming, Franklin & Marshall College
Antonio Fontana
David Freund, University of Maryland, College Park
Jose George, Department of Civics & Politics, (Formerly), University of Mumbai, Mumbai- 400 098
Shambhu Ghatak, Private Company
Sangeeta Ghosh, ISID
Dr Rajarshi Ghosh, IMI Pass Out PhD, Chief Economist in an organization
Rick Glofcheski, University of Hong Kong
Gaurav Goswami, Gauhati University,assam
Stefan Groote, University of Tartu
Atulan Guha, IIM Kashipur
Srimanjori Guha, Centre For Development Studies, Kerala, India
Akansha Gupta, Delhi school of economics
Saanjuli Gupta, National Law School of India University
Steven Hail, Torrens University Australia
Samadrita Haldar, Centre for Development Studies
Nastassia Harbuzova, Tallinn University of Technology
Akash Hattimani, Krea University
Jit Hazarika, Tetso College, Nagaland
Patrick Heller, Brown University
Lisa Herzog, University of Groningen
Sara Holland, Founder Member, Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies, UK
Blessy I, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Ashil Ismail, IIIT-Delhi
Ananya Iyengar, St. Stephen’s College
Claire Jackson-Prior, The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies
Anne Mary Job, Department of Social Work, St Berchmans College, Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala
Abiya Joseph, Central university of Tamil Nadu
Josephine Joseph, CWcSN
Varun K, Harvard University
Balagopalan K, Kerala Sasthrasahithya Parishad
Fadhel Kaboub, President, Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity
Jitu Kadam, Social Worker, Maharastra
Pinar Kahya, Inonu University
Aarushi Kalra, Oxford University
Ketharinath Kamalanathan, Vellore Institute of Technology
Kasturi Kandalam, Indian Statistical Institute (Delhi Centre)
Briti Kar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
SURIYAN KARUPPIAH, Bharathidasan University
Simerleen Kaur, Graduate and Alumna, Delhi School of Economics
Navpreet Kaur, MH
Stephanie Kelton, Stony Brook University
Surbhi Kesar, SOAS University of London
Md Tajuddin Khan, Roanoke College, Virginia
Shah Ala Khan, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Stuti Khanna, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Bhushan Khillare, Social Worker, NGO Sector, Maharashtra
Prateek Khobragade, Emory University
Daniel Kostzer, Chief Economist ITUC International Trade Union Confederation
Chaithanya Krishna, Center for studies in social sciences, Calcutta
Kiran Kumar, Independent Research Scholar
Aparajay Kumar, Assistant Professor, St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata
Mohan Kumar, VIT
Rajeev Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Sonam Kumari, Individual
Kadasari K Kurumbathevar, RTD Teacher
Lukas Lehner, University of Edinburgh
Murray Leibbrandt, University of Cape Town
Yan Liang, Willamette University
Jade Lyngdoh, Director, Centre for Policy
Junaid M, Jamia Millia Islamia
Gurusaravanan M, Institute of Grassroots Governance
Vignesh M, Aajeevika Bureau
Sparsh Maheshwari, Project DEEP
Marianne Maillot, DG vision philanthropie
Agustin Mario, UNM-CONICET (Argentina)
Natasha Maru, International Land Coalition/ Institute of Development Studies, UK
Dominique Méda, Université Paris Dauphine PsL
Varsha Mehta
John Michael, Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Asia-Pacific
Sona Mitra, Independent
Shirin Motala, Human Sciences Research Council
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Independent Journalist & Writer
Suryadeepto Nag, University of Lausanne
Swati Narayan, Assistant Professor, National Law School of India University
Kannan Narayanaswamy, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
Yeva Nersisyan, Franklin and Marshall College
James Nickola, Activist
Sabri Öncü, Director of Economic and Social Research Center, Pensioners Solidarity Union (EDS), Türkiye
Anagha P
Yazir P, Assistant Professor, Economics, Farook College
Aleena Mariya P T, Mahatma Gandhi University
Kamalesh Pahurkar, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Harshita Pande, IFMR
Dimitri Papadimitriou, Levy Economics Institute
Riya Parikh, Alum: Azim Premji University, Independent Researcher
Heikki Patomäki, University of Helsinki
Kate Philip, Presidential Employment Stimulus, South Africa.
Deepanshu Prajapati, Hindu College, University of Delhi
Laxmi Priya, Department of International Development, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Ashraf Pulikkamath, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Andhra Pradesh (AP) University
Sidharth R, IIT Roorkee
Sourabh Rai, Hansraj College
Ponniah Rajamanickam, All India peoples science network
Sana Rajar, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Aparna Rajesh, Forum Against Economic and Environmental Injustice
G Venket Ramana, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Ashwath Ramesh, Roma Tre University, Italy
Padmini Ramesh, Johns Hopkins University
Alexandros (Ioannis) Ramiotis, MPhil in Economics Stud., National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Matthew Robinson, Director, Center for Economic Information, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
Deepan Roy, St Xavier’s University
Thameena S
Ananta Sabar, Rayagada Autonomous College, Odisha
Shiuli Saha, Delhi School of Economics
Sachin Sangwan, Delhi University
Amitabha Sarkar, The Geneva Graduate Institute
Visalakshy Sasikala, PhD alumnus, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg, Chair, National Jobs for All Network
Ruchira Sen, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication
Sunanda Sen, Retired Professor Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
Amresh Senapati, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
Shohini Sengupta, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Aaditeshwar Seth, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Fathima Shahana Arakkal, Assistant Professor
Zeenat Shaikh
Munish Sharma, GRAMA
Munish Sharma, GRAMA
Abhishek Shaw, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
Atul Shendge
G Shikaripur, NIL
Devananda Sindhu, Miranda House, Delhi University
Anshuman Singh, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India
Ajeet Singh, Rural Voice Media
Rajat Singh Yadav, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics
Sarthak Singhal, Ambedkar University, Delhi
Priyaranjan Sinha, Independent Professional
Suranjan Sinha, Independent professional, Johannesburg
Sunil Kumar Sinha, Institute for Development and Communication, Chandigarh
Suranjan Sinha, Independent Professional, Johannesburg.
Ashok Kumar Somal, Loktantric Rashtr Nirman Abhiyan
Albones Raj Soundararajan, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Srilaxmi Srilaxmi, Civil society actor
S Subramanian, Independent Scholar
Vaishnavi Surendra
Ndongo Samba Sylla, International Development Economics Associates
Anjana Thampi, O P Jindal Global University, India
Kiran Thete, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Juhi Tyagi, Azim Premji University
Eric Tymoigne, Lewis & Clark College
Aravind Unni, Urban practitioner and policy researcher, India
Aishwarya Unnikrishnan, The Education Alliance
Jaisreekumar V, Totem Resource Centre
Balasai Vanukuri, Paris School of Economics
Sankar Varma, Department of Economics, Christ (Deemed to University)
Ashutosh Varshney, Brown University
Pete Vechsuruck, University of Rhode Island
Saravanan Velusamy, JNU
Maddukuri Vihasree, Azim Premji University
Parvathi Vijayan, Independent Researcher
Sudhir Vombatkere, National Alliance of People’s Movements
Vinod Vyasulu
Daksh Walia, University of Oxford
Isabella Weber, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sruthisagar Yamunan, SJD candidate, Central European University, Vienna
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