Appeal for Emergency Measures to Deal with COVID 19 Crisis

Dear Sir/Ma’am,

The COVID 19 pandemic continues to be a serious public health issue and will possibly have a devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of crores of people. As in most cases, those likely to be affected the most would be the informal labour force, agricultural workers, small and marginal farmers, MGNREGA workers, old age pensioners, widows, the differently abled, slum dwellers, the homeless and other such vulnerable communities.  

While we are certain that you and your department are planning and taking cautionary measures to safeguard the vulnerable from risks, we feel compelled to appeal to you as concerned citizens.  We have significant experience in working on the implementation aspects of many government programmes and are writing to you with some carefully considered urgent suggestions to be implemented. 

Thanks to the strides made over the years in ensuing transparency pertaining to households in several public welfare programmes, we have the necessary infrastructure via programmes such as NFSA, MGNREGA, Pensions, Ujjwala, PM-KISAN to deliver emergency relief to those who need it. But we also need to be aware that a large number of urban informal workers, migrant labourers, construction workers, nomadic communities, and the homeless are unlikely to be listed in any welfare programme. We must attempt to reach out to them using all available resources. 

We hope you would seriously consider the measures listed below.  

Immediate Measures

1. Supply free ration along with cooking oil, pulses, salt, masala, and soap for a period of 3 months (April, May, June) to be distributed in advance to all those covered under NFSA (AAY, PHH and NPHH).
2. Ensure availability of cooked meals twice daily at least till the end of May. Anyone willing to access these should be able to. This can be made available at the kitchens used for mid day meals or as part of peoples’ kitchen schemes in different states.
3. Ensure advance payment of 3 months’ pensions (April, May, June) to be given to each pension holder under NSAP on the 1st of April.
4. Ensure immediate clearance of all pending liabilities of wages and materials to the tune of Rs. 8396 crores under MGNREGA.
5. Pay all registered MGNREGA workers their full wages during the lockdown period. This should not be an unemployment allowance but instead as wages for the period where they should have been working but are unable to work.
6. Ensure an immediate transfer of the first instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme.
7. Ensure clearance of all pending instalments under the PMAY programme and the SBM programme.
8. In addition to each of the above, we propose an emergency relief package programme for each poor household. The package is Rs 7,000 per household per month for the months of April and May. The total amount required for this one time emergency relief is about Rs 3.75 lakh crores (1.92 percent of the GDP). The method for arriving at it is given in the Annexure.
9. COVID 19 specific requirements such as making of  masks and sanitisers can be brought under the admissible works under MGNREGA. This will ensure the functioning of MGNREGA while public works with many workers in close proximity continues to be a health hazard.
10. Automatically enrol all MGNREGA workers as registered workers under the Building and Other Construction Workers (BoCW) Act so that workers can access the social security benefits available to the latter in the form of insurance, scholarships for education of children, pensions etc.

Delivery Mechanism

This immediate relief package should be done as doorstep delivery and handed to people as cash along with the 3 months of ration advance.  There can be a box with rations, an envelope with the cash and a pen (to be kept by the household) to sign upon receiving the entire package of rations and cash. This is because:

1. Rural banks tend to get crowded. Since there is a moratorium on going to crowded spaces, we strongly recommend that people, especially in rural areas, be discouraged to go to banks.
2. COVID 19 spreads through touch, so we strongly urge you to issue public campaigns to avoid any biometric based activity, including but not limited to, drawing rations using PoS machines, drawing money using PoS machines of Banking Correspondents and usage of Customer Service Points.
3. States having a robust architecture of Self Help Groups (SHG) can take the help of SHGs in disbursal of cash in the Gram Panchayat. Records pertaining to cash distribution of may be kept in registers and also be publicly disclosed through multiple online and offline channels.
4. The delivery of rations along with the cash corresponding to the emergency relief package, MGNREGA wages,pensions, PM Kisan instalments etc  can be done in at least one of two ways. (a) Through a doorstep delivery process where the basket of ration supplies are given and cash is given along with it. (b) Distribution at ration shops with designated times for each part of the village to pick up supplies to make sure that members of more than 10 households do not gather at the shop.

Medium to Long Term Measures

1. Extend duration and scope of MGNREGA:
2. Given that a large number of migrant workers have returned to their native villages in light of lockdowns in 80 cities, many more rural residents will need access to work under MGNREGA over the next 9-12 months. MGNREGA will serve as a critical source of social security over the coming financial year. In such extraordinary circumstances, the number of days of work per rural household should not be limited to 100 days per year. The categories of permissible works should also be expanded to include specific personal and collective kinds of work. Supervision and measurement systems would have to be made flexible to suit the particular conditions.
3. MGNREGA worksites should be opened in every ward of the Gram Panchayat, and any resident willing to work should be allowed to work without restrictions on the number of days per year or having their names entered on an e-muster roll. Private works which require less labour and less monitoring (like field bunding, recharge structures, goat sheds, poultry sheds, etc.) should be prioritised. Pit digging/staggered trenching should be over wider patches to avoid close proximity of communities while working.
4. Expand the scope of MGNREGA works to more horticulture works, forest works and other home-based works.
5. Consider an urban version of MGNREGA: The urban informal economy is likely to be heavily impacted by the extended lockdowns. Even after conditions start returning to normalcy, persistent effects are likely. Further, many migrant workers are trapped in towns and cities due to lockdowns and are unable to return home. Once the immediate relief measures are over and the necessity for distancing reduces, an urban extension of MGNREGA can be considered.

Annexure

Total outlay required for the one time emergency cash relief measure: Rs 3.75 Lakh crores.

Steps Involved to arrive at this amount

1. The population of India is roughly 134 crores. Considering a family size of four, this translates to 33.50 crore households.
2. Assuming that the bottom 80 percent of all these require emergency cash relief, we would need to cover 0.80*33.50 = 26.80 crore households. NFSA covers about 67 percent of the households which is around 23 crore households. Since not every person has a ration card, we need to account for more households than what NFSA covers.
3. Considering an emergency relief measure of Rs 7,000 per month per household for the months of April and May,  this translates to Rs 14,000*26.80 = Rs 3.75 lakh crores.

For further details, please contact: Amit Basole (9619649948), Anindita Adhikari (9871832323), Rajendran Narayanan (962031842), Rakshita Swamy (9818838588)

Endorsements  (in alphabetical order)

1. Aaditeshwar Seth, Co-founder Gram Vaani and Associate Professor, IIT Delhi
2. Abey George, Associate Professor, Kerala Institute of Local Administration  
3. Abhay Kumar, Former Member, Central Employment Guarantee Council  
4. Amit Basole, Associate Professor of Economics, Azim Premji University  
5. Amrita Johri, Satark Nagrik Sangathan, New Delhi
6. Anindita Adhikari, Doctoral Student, Brown University  
7. Anjali Bhardwaj, Satark Nagrik Sangathan, New Delhi
8. Anjali Paranjape, Student, Azim Premji University
9. Ankita Aggarwal, Doctoral Student, City University of New York
10. Annie Raja, General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Women
11. Anmol Somanchi, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
12. Anuradha De, Director, CORD, New Delhi  
13. Anuradha Talwar, West Bengal Farm Workers Union
14. Apurva Bamezai, Doctoral Student, University of Pennsylvania
15. Arindam Banerjee, Associate Professor, Ambedkar University Delhi
16. Arjun Jayadev, Professor of Economics, Azim Premji University
17. Aruna Roy, President, National Federation of Indian Women  
18. Ashish Ranjan Jha, Social Activist
19. Ashwini Deshpande, Professor of Economics, Ashoka University  
20. Ashwini Kulkarni, Pragati Abhiyan, Nashik
21. Awanish Kumar, Assistant Professor, St Xavier's College (Autonomous), Mumbai
22. Babu Mathew, Resident Professor and Director, Centre for Labour Studies, NLSIU, Bengaluru
23. Bina Agarwal, Professor, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
24. C. Rammanohar Reddy, Editor, The India Forum  
25. Chakradhar Buddha, LibTech India
26. Debmalya Nandy, Social Activist  
27. Deepa Kurup, Doctoral Student, Oxford University
28. Deepak Malghan, Associate Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore  
29. Dipa Sinha, Assistant Professor of Economics, Ambedkar University Delhi  
30. Gautam Mody, New Trade Union Initiative
31. Harsh Mander, social activist
32. Hema Swaminathan, Associate Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
33. Himanshu, Jawaharlal Nehru University
34. Inayat Sabhikhi, Harvard Kennedy School  
35. Isha Singh Sawhney, journalist/concerned citizen  
36. Jagdeesh Rao, Chief Executive, Foundation for Ecological Security
37. James Herenj, Convenor, Jharkhand NREGA Watch  
38. Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University  
39. Jean Dreze, Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Ranchi University  
40. Jeevika Shiv, Social Activist  
41. Jyothi Krishnan, Social Accountability Resource Unit
42. Kanika Sharma, Researcher
43. Karuna M, Rural Development Consultant
44. Kavita Krishnan, AIPWA, and All India Agricultural and Rural Labourers Association
45. Kavita Shrivastava, PUCL  
46. Krishnamoorthi K, Advocate, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada
47. Laxmidhar Singh, Indigenous Peoples Forum, Odisha  
48. M. R. Sharan, Doctoral Student, Harvard University
49. Maitreesh Ghatak, Professor, Department of Economics, London School of Economics  
50. Molly Anderson, PhD, Professor of Food Studies, Middlebury College, USA
51. Nikhil Dey, Founder Member, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
52. Neha Joshi, Programme Manager, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore  
53. Nirmala Tammineni, Social Worker, MACS Farmers Cooperatives Narayanpet, Telangana
54. Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India, New Delhi, India.
55. Prankur Gupta, Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
56. Preetha K Joseph, Student
57. Priyanshu Krishnamoorthi, Student
58. Pushkar Jha, Development Professional
59. Raina Ghosh, Ph.D Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
60. Rahul Lahoti, Visiting Faculty, Azim Premji University
61. Rajendran Narayanan, Assistant Professor, Azim Premji University  
62. Rajesh Veeraraghavan, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
63. Rakshita Swamy, Lead Coordinator, Social Accountability Resource Unit  
64. Ria Singh Sawhney, Lawyer  
65. Richa, Sangtin Kisan Majdoor Sangthan
66. Rohit Azad, Assistant Professor, CESP, JNU
67. Sakina Dhorajiwala, LibTech India
68. Sanghamitra SV, Student, Azim Premji University, Bangalore
69. Shantha Sinha, former chairperson NCPCR
70. Siraj Dutta, Right to Food Campaign
71. Sona Mitra, Economist, New Delhi
72. Sudha Naryanan, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
73. Sweta Dash, Student
74. Dr. Sylvia Karpagam, Public Health Doctor and Researcher, Bangalore  
75. Tara Rai, student, Ashoka University
76. Tarun Cherukuri, Policy Imp
77. Vasudha Chhotray, Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia
78. Vinay Sreenivasa, Advocate, Bangalore  
79. Venkat Srinivasan, Data Scientist, Bangalore  
80. Yogendra Yadav, Social Activist
81. Nawasha Mishra, Right to Food Campaign, New Delhi
82. Seema Mundoli, Senior Lecturer, Azim Premji University
83. Natasha Khan, Activist
84. Udyam Das, Activist
85. Jubi Saha, Activist
86. Swathi Seshadri, Researcher, Bangalore
87. Savvy Soumya Misra, Oxfam India  
88. Vijeta Saini, Northeastern University
89. Kshiraja Krishnan, Artist
90. Harinath Rao Nagulavancha, Farmer
91. Mohd Abuzar, Anhad
92. Niveditha GD, Student, Azim Premji University
93. Anjali Noronha citizen Bhopal
94. Rahul De, Assistant Professor, Azim Premji University
95. Vishnu Dath, Student, Azim Premji University.
96. Satya Mohapatra, Staff scientist, MIT
97. Sudha N, Activist & Researcher, Bangalore
98. Aarti Tiwari, Theatre Practitioner, Pune
99. Prathima Rohini Rajasekaran, Writer, Bangalore
100. Vishwathika Sitaram, Student, Azim Premji University  
101. Rashmi Paliwal, Madhya Pradesh
102. Noopur Sen, Harvard University
103. Hardeep Singh, Compliance, New Delhi
104. Vaishali Diwakar, Associate Professor, St. Mira’s College, Pune
105. Sandeep Suryavanshi, Social Entrepreneur, AideExpert, Pune
106. Anagha M Menon, Student, Azim Premji University  
107. Manish kumar, Consultant, PRADAN, Basia, Gumla (Jharkhand)
108. Prakriti, student, Azim Premji University
109. Aranya Pathak Broome, Student, Azim Premji University  
110. Prerna Waran, Student, Azim Premji University
111. Mini Jose, teacher
112. K K Mookhey, CEO, Network Intelligence
113. Jose Maliakal, COO, ORsolve
114. Soumya Lamba, Researcher  
115. Daanish Singh Bindra, Student, Azim Premji University  
116. Avantika Kolluru, Educational Consultant
117. Sneha Suresh, KLE Society’s College of Law  
118. Anshul Gupta, Advocate at Supreme Court of India.  
119. Neema Pathak Broome, Member Kalpavriksh, Pune
120. Prerna Seth, Centre for Policy Research  
121. Apeksha Priyadarshini, Ph.D scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
122. Saurabh Yadav, Data Scientist
123. Koninika Ray, National Federation of Indian Women  
124. Priyanka Singh
125. Ajmal Khan, Ashoka University.  
126. Sharmadip Basu, Academic, Azim Premji University  
127. Hritik Lalan
128. Tahera Daud, Ph.D Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
129. Amrita Arya, IT Professional
130. Saumya Malhotra, Student
131. Shreya Jose, Azim Premji University  
132. Trisha Chandran, Advocate
133. K. J. Joy, Shramik Mukti Dal (Democratic)  
134. Samhita Arni, writer
135. Neenu Suresh, Research Scholar, NLSIU
136. Tanvi Krishnakumar, Student, Ashoka University
137. Tamanna Wadehra, Graphic Designer
138. Pradeep Vadi Social Activist Bengaluru
139. Shan S, Bengaluru Collective  
140. Senthil Kumar, Teacher.
141. Manju Mohandas
142. Raghav Chakravarthy, Student, Azim Premji University
143. Dolan Samanta, M.phil Research Scholar, JNU
144. Naman Kumar, M.phil Research Scholar, JNU
145. Mahua Samanta, Homemaker
146. Meera Sanghamitra, National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM)  
147. Shalini Srinivasan, Azim Premji University
148. Aastha Ahuja, University of Glasgow
149. Niranjan Reddy, Azim Premji University.
150. Sugandha Tandon, M.Phil research scholar, JNU
151. Satyaki Chakravarty, PhD student, University of North Carolina  
152. Dr. Sushi Kadanakuppe, MDS, Ph.D, Teaching faculty, Department of Public Health Dentistry, VSDCH, Bengaluru, India.
153. Rajesh Sudhindar, MA student, IDS,Sussex University
154. Sireesh Yeshwantapur, PGdfm IIFM
155. Ashish Kothari, Pune  
156. Maya Krishna Rao, Theatre Artist  
157. Ravneet Param, Doctoral Student, Jawaharlal Nehru University  
158. Surbhi S  
159. Chayanika Shah, Labia - A Queer Feminist LBT Collective Mumbai  
160. Nitin Joshy  
161. Niranjan Reddy, Azim Premji University  
162. Sushant Agarwal, PGDFM, Indian Institute of Forest Management  
163. Rishika Anchalia  
164. Satyaki Chakravarty, University of North Carolina Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina
165. Sayan Chaudhuri, PhD scholar, JNU  
166. Nishant Sharma, PGDFM, Patna
167. Vaibhav Kumar, Civil Society Worker, Haryana (Gurgaon & Nuh)
168. Ayush Mukherjee, Bengaluru
169. Gokul KP, Writer, Palakkad
170. Deepa Adhikari, Director, Pipilika Enviro Private Limited Mumbai
171. Sakshi Kukreja, Bangalore  
172. Ujjwal Pahurkar, SDS, Social Audit Unit, Jharkhand Akola
173. Aastha Ahuja, Masters Student, University of Glasgow Faridabad
174. Madhurika  Salem
175. Kavitha srinivasan Concerned Individual Bangalore
176. Khushboo verma  Pune
177. Ariba Student, Ashoka University Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
178. Divya Sarathy  Chennai
179. Raghav Chakravarthy Azim Premji University Bangalore
180. Jyoti Kumari MA Student Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
181. Shivalika Gupta, Alumnus, XIMB Delhi
182. Hiya Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, SJ College, Vidya sagar University Kolkata
183. Sudhanshu Student  Kanpur nagar  
184. Vijay Jathore Yes Mumbai  
185. Niranjan J.N M.A student, Institute of Development Studies Sussex
186. Deepti Doctor  Lucknow  
187. Rosemary Viswanath  Bangalore
188. Ankit agarwal Mr Meerut
189. Vikram poddar I endorse this Jaleswar,odisha  
190. Deepak Kumar Professional Patna
191. Arun singh Farmer Patna
192. Rushikesh Kirtikar  Tata Institute of Social Sciences  Mumbai  
193. Fathima R F Doctoral student IIT Madras
194. Uma Ravikumar  Mumbai
195. Amrita De, Social Activist, Kalyan  
196. Victor Alexander Registered Social Worker Toronto, Canada  
197. Tarun Cherukuri Harvard Kennedy School New Delhi
198. kanishka baronia IT professional Luxembourg  
199. Girish S Vishwa Imperial College London London
200. Trinadh peddireddi  Hyderabad
201. Avani Chokshi CPI (ML) Bangalore
202. Aparna Vaidik Ashoka University Delhi
203. Persis Ginwalla  Social activist  Ahmedabad
204. Anisha Jain  Delhi
205. Sunaina Pamudurthy Citizen  Pamudurthy  
206. Trinadh peddireddi Andhra university vishakapatnam Hyderabad
207. Rakesh Ahuja B Sc (Engineering) Faridabad
208. Dr. Sabina Y. Rahman MGAHD/TISS, Guwahati Assam
209. Sanjana M Researcher Delhi
210. Devika Menon  JNU Delhi  
211. Shubham Sharma Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN), Odisha Bhubaneswar
212. Liza Ghazal St Stephen's College New Delhi
213. Richard  
214. Shubhangi  Mumbai
215. Hemanth Pothula Human Rights Lawyer New Delhi
216. Subroto Dey NIAS Bangalore
217. Lakshay Talwar  Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi  New Delhi  
218. Manya Dikshit  M.A Sociology Jawaharlal Nehru University
219. Priyanka D'Souza Student, JNU Mumbai/Delhi
220. Sanchit Bora Teach For India Delhi
221. Shruti Parija Program Officer, Tata Trusts Mumbai
222. Ratul   Kolkata
223. Varsha  University of Hyderabad  
224. Madhvi Architect Delhi
225. Vaidehi Sancheti Screenwriter  Pune
226. [email protected] Delhi University Thrissur
227. Teres Sajeev St. Stephen's College Delhi
228. Preeti Singh Independent researcher activist Bangalore
229. Anjor Bhaskar Azim Premji University Bangalore
230. Shaily Architect Bombay  
231. Pulkit Chaturvedi  Hyderabad
232. Bharathwaj Balajee  Kolkata
233. Rituparnna Mishra Yes Delhi
234. Sidharth Haryana shiksha manch Panipat
235. Aditya Sarkar Visiting Fellow, Tufts University Delhi/Washington D.C.
236. Nabil Ahmad Afifi Jawaharlal Nehru University  
237. Lata Home maker  
238. Aishwarya Walvekar JNU Delhi
239. Rahul Maganti Student, Centre for Modern Indian Studies, University of Gottingen Gottingen
240. Preeti Rama k   Chennai TN
241. Vagmi Gupta St. Xavier's College  
242. Suchitra Rangan  
243. gautham venugopal  bengaluru
244. Vijay Sai Pratap Co-founder & CEO, Gram Vaani Bengaluru
245. Arushi Garg University of Sheffield Sheffield, UK
246. Nikita Sud Oxford University Oxford
247. BARBARA HARRISS-WHITE WOLFSON COLLEGE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY OXFORD UK
248. Subir Sinha SOAS London
249. Maryam Aslany University of Oxford  
250. Rohini Malur All Sorts of Queer (ASQ) Bangalore
251. Indrajit Roy Dept of Politics, University of York  
252. Shobana Narayanan   Bridgewater NJ
253. Nitish Shankar PGDFM, IIFM Patna
254. Akshay kashyap Development worker New Delhi
255. Veena Pinto Organisation Consultant Mumbai
256. R Srinivasan Retd from IIM Bangalore J.Gollapalli, TN
257. Sushmita Pati Faculty, Azim Premji University  
258. Rini Dasgupta Student, Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi
259. Anuradha Independent Development Professional Bangalore
260. Sheetal Kapani  Bengaluru
261. Sebastian  Bangalore
262. Aditi Chanchani  Bangalore
263. Meenakshi Vijayasimha  Bengaluru
264. Nagraj Adve Member, SAPACC Delhi
265. Ganapathy Raju Citizen Bangalore
266. Francis Vincent    
267. Rama Chandra Tosh  Phulbani, Kandhamal, Odisha 762001
268. Dr Gayatri Kotbagi Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts Pune
269. Meenal Tatpati   Pune
270. Princy j  Lucknow
271. Gita S  Bangalore
272. Megha Nandan Emergency measure Hardoi
273. Rohini Mohan Independent journalist Bangalore
274. Mugdha Naik Professional social worker Mumbai
275. Manju S Raju Citizen Bangalore
276. Somashekar Hawaldar Development Consultant Bengaluru, Karnataka
277. Vishakha Khanolkar CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore
278. Prasad Chacko Social Worker Ahmedabad
279. Sachin Kumar Jain Vikas Samvad Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
280. Pallavi Sobti Rajpal  Utthan  Ahmedabad  
281. Anu Liza Thomas  Hyderabad
282. Aashish Gupta University of Pennsylvania  
283. Kanika Sharma Emory University  
284. Diya Elizabeth Prakash Azim Premji University Kollam
285. Kranti Saran Assistant Professor, Ashoka University Sonepat
286. Sumiti Saharan PhD Gurgaon
287. Kamya Singh Student, JNU Delhi
288. Jayati  Bangalore
289. Manohar Elavarthi Swaraj India Bengaluru
290. RAJAT KANTI SUR Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, West Bengal Kolkata
291. Vidushi Kaushik Doctoral Researcher, Dublin City University New Delhi
292. Ambika Subash  Postgrad student, JNU Delhi
293. Rosa Abraham Azim Premji University Bangalore
294. KUNDAN MISHRA University of Massachusetts Boston Boston
295. Supratik Chaudhuri   USA
296. Kshiti Gala Visiting Faculty, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Mumbai
297. Siddharth K J Independent Researcher Bengaluru
298. Nishanth Krishnamurthy  Bangalore
299. Vamsi Krishna Mutyala Learnet Skills Hyderabad
300. Anand Shrivastava Azim Premji University Bangalore
301. Ittyavira Abraham  Mallikassery, Kerala
302. Krupa GE  
303. Anwit Student,Jawaharlal Nehru University Kolkata
304. Bhumi Purohit Doctoral Student, UC Berkeley  
305. Sarthak Joshi Doctoral student, unversity of Warwick New Delhi
306. Aditya  Chennai
307. Abhinandan Banerjee Historian Kolkata
308. Aditya Shrikrishna Freelance Writer Chennai
309. Rita Misri Bamezai Citizen Delhi
310. Susan  Kerala
311. Jaesica Chandan Researcher Hyderabad
312. Abha Jeurkar Tata Institute of Social Sciences Maharashtra
313. Ayesha Kidwai Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
314. Srikanth Individual Bangalore
315. Zoya Hasan Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University  New Delhi
316. sunderarajan  delhi
317. Girish Jotwani  Mumbai
318. Manjari Mehta Independent Researcher Dehradun
319. Ajatshatru Supporter Gurgaon
320. Ishan Anand O P Jindal Global University Sonipat
321. C P Chandrasekhar Formerly JNU New Delhi
322. Nisha Thomas  Kochi
323. Vishesh Guru  Bangalore
324. Jacob Abraham Kallivayalil  
325. AMAN KUMAR SWARNKAR PhD Scholar, Jwaharlal Nehru University  Patarghat, Bihar  
326. Shashwat Dhar Vanderbilt University Nashville
327. Akhila Pydah  
328. Aravind S Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
329. Ira Sen  Bangalore  
330. Jatin Ahuja Entrepreneur Gurgaon
331. Vivek Mehta TU, Assam Tezpur, Assam
332. Azhar Wani Student, Ashoka University Srinagar  
333. Vainteya barde  Warora
334. Prakriti Rana Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
335. Romila Gillella  Teach for India  Hyderabad  
336. Ernest R. Barwa  New Delhi
337. Deepak K Mishra Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
338. Kalyan Sundareswaran None Pune
339. Nishaat Ahmed  Mumbai
340. Saila Sri K MA Development Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi  Delhi
341. Asadulla khan zaki Director,l Indian institute of commerce and Arts Basavakalyan, Karnataka
342. Ashwini Govind  Bangalore
343. Nayna Chatterjee   Kolkata  
344. Mrudul Bapat  Bangalore
345. Yosman BapatDhar Education Bangalore
346. Nishad BapatDhar Education Bangalore
347. Chetkar Jha University of Pennsylvania  Dhanbad
348. Kim Fernandes Doctoral student, University of Pennsylvania  
349. Mohini Gupta Research Associate, Economic Research Foundation Kolkata
350. Akash Malhotra Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
351. Sneha Malhotra IIT Roorkee Roorkee
352. Saurav Aman Development Professional Rajnandgaon  
353. Mitali Dasgupta  Travel Agent Kolkata  
354. Anthony Damien Gomez Travel Agent  Kolkata
355. Rohini Gupta  HR executive Mumbai  
356. Abhash Battacharya  HR Executive  Mumbai
357. Surendra Upadhyay Indian Bangalore
358. Rajat Dasgupta Travel Agent  Kolkata
359. Krishna Dasgupta Home-maker Kolkata
360. Amitava Gupta  Commercial services, Air India  Kolkata
361. Indranil Gupta Travel Agent  Kolkata
362. Malavika MS  Bangalore
363. Udit Ranjan  New Delhi
364. Rama Gupta Former banker  Kolkata
365. Shantanu Nevrekar Doctoral Student, Stanford University Stanford (USA)
366. Pamidi Hagjer Tezpur University Napaam
367. Abhilasha Singh Student, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
368. Paras Gupta Graduate Student, Stanford University Delhi
369. Richik NA Kolkata
370. Nitya Sambamurti Ghotge ANTHRA Pune
371. Avishek Ray  Kolkata
372. Archisman Sen Assistant Manager - HR & Admin, Mendine Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.  Kolkata
373. Aashna Jamal Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellow  
374. Abhiraj Singh Parmar Student Delhi
375. Afshan Akbar Siddiqui  Kolkata
376. Tomson Francis Engineer, B Tech, MBA Kottayam, Kerala.
377. Suman Sen Doctor. Ukhra,West Bengal 713363.
378. Aamod Vajpeyi  Kolkata
379. Chris John Azim Premji University Bangalore
380. ADITYA CHOWDHURY    
381. Saba Kohli Dave School for Democracy  
382. Sreemoyee Ray  Kolkata
383. Prashant Gujadhur Lead - Talent Acquisition Bangalore
384. Mansi Mehta Research Scholar, Ambedkar University Delhi Delhi
385. Praful  
386. Prakash  New delhi
387. Shiven Trivedi  Pune
388. Favaz Ahammed IISER Pune Kozhikode
389. Saniya Roy Working professional Gurgaon
390. Prateek Singh  Software Engineer Gurgaon  
391. Vamsi Krishna Mutyala Learnet Skills Hyderabad
392. Mandeep Das Lead- Business Partner Human Resources Bangalore
393. Jeewika Freelancer - facilitator and educator Bir
394. Priyanka Basu Senior Associate Lead HR Bangalore
395. Raina Chatterjee  Mumbai
396. Vrinda Grover Lawyer New Delhi  
397. Hrisav Kar HR at Infosys Ltd Bangalore
398. Aaris Mohammed Center for Social and Constitutional Studies Hyderabad
399. Janaki Srinivasan IIIT Bangalore Bangalore
400. Subhojit Shome Student MBL NLSIU, Bangalore Kolkata
401. Nawasha Mishra Right to Food Campaign New Delhi
402. Tenzin Tsundue Tibetan writer and activist Dharamshala
403. Sumedha Chaudhury  Guest Faculty Member,BJMC,St.Xavier's College,Ranchi Ranchi  
404. Mihika Agarwal  Kolkata
405. Puja Phd, JNU Nodia
406. Sriram Raghunath Student, IISER Pune Mumbai
407. Santosh What does that mean? Bangalore
408. Nemisha Kawaatra University of Delhi  
409. Raj Mariwala Mariwala Health Initiative Mumbai
410. Akhil Dalal  Bangalore
411. Khushboo  Bihar
412. Saurabh Bhattacharjee Assistant Professor, National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata
413. Nushaiba Iqbal  Journalist  
414. Aditi Chaturvedi Assistant Professor, Ashoka University Sonepat
415. Mr. D R Michael Buam Independent Researcher, Writer & Filmmaker Jowai
416. Ankita Chakravarty NUJS Kolkata
417. Shouvik Kumar Guha Assistant Professor (Law), The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata
418. Amrit Mahal Lawyer Delhi
419. Dr. Sanjit Kumar Chakraborty The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Kolkata
420. Ila Ananya Azim Premji University Bangalore
421. Puja Guha Azim Premji University Bangalore
422. Akshay Jose Lawyer Mumbai
423. Ruchi  delhi
424. Prakriti Student, Azim Premji University, Bangalore Delhi  
425. Ramya Chandra Lawyer Bangalore
426. Siva Sankar Santhosh Lawyer Mumbai
427. Winnu Das Lawyer and dancer Bangalore
428. Debolina Saha Ex-NUJS student  Hong Kong  
429. Aadya Swaminathan Student, Azim Premji University, Bangalore  Chennai
430. Eshika Maji Lawyer Kolkata
431. Ananya Mukherjee Lawyer, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi
432. Avani Chokshi CPI (ML) Bangalore
433. Rongeet Law Student, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Kolkata, West Bengal
434. Debanjana Ghosh Ray Consultant - Talent Acquisition Bengaluru
435. Proteep Mallik Azim Premji University Bangalore
436. Porag Buragohain N.A Guwahati
437. Aparna Vaidik Ashoka University Sonipat
438. Sohini Chatterjee  New Delhi
439. Procheta Mallik Trustee and Principal Scientist, Innovation and Science Promotion Foundation Bangalore
440. Harshita Vaid  Azim premji university  Chennai  
441. Gunjan Zutshi Ordinary citizen of India - Aam aurat  Bangalore
442. Dr. Deepak Patil  Cupertino, California
443. Vikram zibbu   Bangalore
444. Ira Zibbu Student, IISER Trivandrum Bangalore
445. Kade Finnoff Associate Professor Azim Premji University Bangalore
446. Tanaya Dhar Lead- Talent Acquisition  Bangalore  
447. Sugandha Upasani  Bangalore
448. Nikhil  Bangalore
449. Abhijit Surya Research Analyst, The Economist Group Gurgaon
450. Sharvarie Khaitan & Co Mumbai
451. SHAILY BHADAURIA  Consultant, TISS, Mumbai Mumbai
452. Apar Gupta Executive Director, Internet Freedom Foundation New Delhi  
453. Vidya Viswanathan  Delhi
454. Tulsi Srinivasan Azim Premji University  
455. Hamza Farooqui Centre for Policy Research New Delhi
456. Saurish Sarkar Information Technology Kolkata
457. Surabhi Madan Senior Global Legal Counsel, ASM Singapore
458. Joe Athialy Centre for Financial Accountability New Delhi
459. Financial Accountability Network - India  
460. Varuni Bhatia  Azim Premji University  Bangalore  
461. Zaeen de Souza Azim Premji University Bangalore
462. Poulami Bhattacharjee  Student  Kolkata  
463. Saloni Goyal  Student, National Law School of India University, Bangalore  Jaipur  
464. Sonali Chowdhury M. A. Economics, JNU Delhi
465. Dr. Chaphiak lowang Assistant professor  Arunachal Pradesh  
466. Akshat Khare  New Delhi
467. Neha Gupta Teach for India Hyderabad
468. Shrabasti Sarkar  Student at St. Xavier's University  Kolkata
469. Shamindra Nath Roy Senior Researcher, Centre for Policy Research New Delhi
470. Purnasha Ghosh Operations Head, International Institute of Photography Kolkata
471. Mayurdhar Public policy Professional  Hyderabad
472. Sreeradha Chanda  
473. Karuna D W Visiting faculty, Azim Premji University  
474. Debasis Sengupta  
475. Sushmita Nath Researcher, Leipzig University Germany
476. Elizabeth M Thomas Student Bengaluru
477. Akhilesh Agarwal   Mumbai  
478. Varun Aiyer Live art, Music, Philosophy and Teaching practices India
479. Snehal Shah Independent Researcher  Delhi  
480. Nandini Nayak Ambedkar University Delhi  
481. Ruchi Ghose Azim Premji Foundation Bangalore
482. Pratishtha Arora  Gurgaon
483. Aishwarya Student, JNU Mumbai
484. Arvind bharathi  Azim Premji university  Sarjapur  
485. Evita Das NAPM Delhi
486. Nalini Menon Feminism in India Delhi
487. Vignesh Balaji V Interface Designer Chennai
488. Karthik Bhaskara Udhyam Learning Foundation Bangalore
489. Judith Heyer Somerville College, Oxford University Oxford, UK
490. Pranay Kumar  CRADLE, Rehabilitation and Resettlement NGO  Ranchi  
491. Hyma  Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives  Bangalore  
492. Jennifer C. Franco Transnational Institute (Amsterdam) and College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University (Beijing) The Hague, Netherlands
493. LB Ojha University teacher Noida
494. Priyanka Varma   Bangalore  
495. Anupama Sivan CSO Bangalore
496. LB Ojha University teacher Noida
497. Mehvash Arslan  Udhyam Learning Foundation Bangalore
498. Shubha Home maker New delhi
499. Kiran Bhatty Centre for Policy Research New Delhi  
500. Ruchira  Bangalore
501. Mridula Muralidharan Student, Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi
502. Archana Sivasubramanian  Madras
503. Shikha Nehra PhD Student, Stanford University  
504. SHRI KANT THAKUR  RANCHI-5
505. Hemant Independent Chennai
506. Mahesh Menon Assistant Professor ,Daksha Fellowship  Chennai  
507. Nayanika Mathur University of Oxford Oxford
508. Rohini Banerjee SIMC, Pune Kolkata
509. Pavitra K Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
510. Virginius Xaxa Former Professor, Delhi University Delhi
511. Aashish Khakha  PhD Scholar, TISS Mumbai  Mumbai
512. Mukesh Kumar  Tata institute of social sciences, Mumbai Mumbai
513. Namit Agarwal Development Sector Professional New Delhi
514. Sujatha Padmanabhan Kalpavriksh Pune
515. Alka Kispotta  Raipur  
516. Bharti Ali HAQ: Centre for Child Rights New Delhi
517. Nikhil Dave NUJS Kolkata
518. Shiv Yadav Architect Varanasi
519. Arnav Bose Nujs kolkata Patna
520. Walter Fernandes North Eastern Social Research Centre Guwahati
521. Atulalexander  Assistant Professor of Law, WBNUJS Kolkata
522. Atulalexander  Assistant Professor of Law, WBNUJS Kolkata
523. Poulani Start Up! Delhi
524. Tanya Student, Ambedkar University Delhi Delhi
525. Rupa Kujur  New Delhi
526. Kaushal Oza  Mumbai
527. Sangeeta Saksena  Bangalore
528. Padmaja Pati Ex- Research Associate, CORD, New Delhi  
529. Krishna Iyengar  Endotherm Fluids  Chennai
530. Pradeep S Mehta Sec. Gen. CUTS International  
531. Prerna Student Bangalore
532. Gunjan sharma Bennett University Greater Noida
533. Bhavana   Bangalore
534. Dr. Garima Tiwari School of Law, Bennett University Greater Noida
535. Vibhore Vardhan Doctoral Student, Cornell University  
536. Pallavi Tezpur University  Tezpur, Assam
537. Gautam Bhattacharya Lightning Designer Delhi
538. Jagadish A T JSS Law College, Autonomous Mysuru, Karnataka.
539. Neha SM  Citizen  
540. Priya Iyer IISc Bangalore
541. Shivani Agrawal  New Delhi
542. Pradeep Esteves  Bangaluru
543. Swagata Raha Independent Legal Researcher Bangalore
544. Vandana Swami Azim Premji University Bangalore
545. Geetha  Bangalore  
546. Chetana Sabnis  Bengaluru  
547. Vinita Teresa University of Hyderabad Hyderabad
548. Anuvinda P PhD candidate in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
549. Meghna Roy Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
550. Gopal Krishna Sharma Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi
551. P Raghu Individual  Hyderabad  
552. Sneha Krishnan University of Oxford Oxford
553. Dr.Jetling Yellosa Department of Law, Telangana University Nizamabad.T.S.
554. N.D.Jayaprakash   Delhi  
555. Anil Sethi  Pokhrama Foundation  Pokhrama/Hyderabad
556. Abhijith A V Student Azim Premji University
557. Pramod Kumar Das  Mumbai
558. Sneha Visakha Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Karnataka
559. Karthik Shankar Writing Instructor, Ashoka University Sonipat
560. David Mathew Undergraduate Student, St. Stephen's College, Delhi  
561. Divij  
562. Jayashankar  Bengaluru
563. Ruchir Adh Student, NUJS Kolkata
564. Shivani SP Citizen Bangalore
565. John Simte Final Year Law Student, NLSIU Delhi
566. Dr.Suhas Kolhekar National Alliance of People's Movements,Health Rights Activist Pune,Maharashtra
567. Aishwarya Chouhan Institute of Law, Nirma University (5th yr student) Ahmedabad
568. Utsav Shah Sciences Po Paris
569. Upasak Das University of Manchester Manchester
570. Kartik Soni  New Delhi  
571. Sowmya Velayudham CEO, Gray Matters India Hyderabad
572. Mahima Thomas Kokoth Assistant Manager, Federal Bank  Chennai
573. Sai Diwan PhD Student, University of British Columbia  
574. Anisha Jalan  Dibrugarh  
575. Udvas Das Student at Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore Kolkata
576. Dr Owais Hasan Khan Assistant Professor of Law, National Law University Odisha Cuttack, Odisha
577. Maanav Jalan university of Cambridge  Cambridge  
578. Anivar Aravind Indicproject Bangalore
579. Joshina Ramakrishnan  Bangalore
580. Anagha  Bangalore
581. Kathyayini Chamaraj CIVIC Bangalore Bengaluru
582. Faisal  Social worker Delhi  
583. Vivek Iyer Software professional Hyderabad
584. G Ravi Disabled Rights Activist. Bengaluru
585. Ujal Kumar Mookherjee Assistant Professor of Law, Indian Institute of Legal Studies Kolkata
586. Abhijit Sharan Environmental Professional Delhi
587. Aarti Sevilimedu  Hyderabad
588. Asha Kilaru Public Health Consultant; Co-founderounder Bangalore Birth Network Bangalore
589. Shreyasi Bhattacharya Legal Researcher  
590. Somnath MNREGA Mazdoor Union Haryana
591. Ashok MNREGA Mazdoor Union Bihar
592. Rahul Adwani None Guwahati
593. Nikhil Bhardwaj Aware Citizen Bangalore
594. Gautam Prateek Assistant Professor at Xavier University Bhubaneswar Puri
595. Vanya Bhargav Researcher  Delhi
596. Swagatalakshmi Saha MA Student, Jawaharlal Nehru University Kolkata
597. Vaishnavi Surendra Doctoral Student, UC Berkeley  
598. Tanvi Rai University of Oxford Oxford, UK
599. Shobhna Iyer Stanford University  Stanford, CA
600. Priyanka Mukherjee   Bangalore  
601. Avanti Shrikumar PhD Student, Stanford University Stanford, California
602. Vamsi K RTI Activist & Vice President, Samaachaara Hakku Prachaara Aikya Vedika Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
603. Jayashree JN Hon.Secretary, Anti Land -Grabbing Action Committee Bengaluru
604. Rohit Kumar Prince, IIT Bombay  
605. Goutam Piduri, Brown University Providence, Rhode Island
606. Ravikumar mylsamy, General public, Mumbai
607. Anjali Karol Mohan, Bangalore
608. Noor delvi, Friends foundation, Bangalore
609. Triloki Mehrotra, Ex Army, Noida
610. Sindhu Naik, Bangalore
611. Saptarshi Guha, Mozilla San Francisco
612. Brijesh Gajera, Bangalore
613. Prashant Kesharvani, TISS, Guwahati Campus Guwahati
614. Vimal K W, Irinjalakuda  
615. Dr. Ami Yagnik, Green the Red campaign, Surat
616. Vimal Thrissur  
617. Shivangi puri, Enfold Proactive Health Trust, Bengaluru  
618. Neeth DSouza, Bengaluru
619. Rini Mukkath, Luxe Code Magazine, Mumbai
620. Rajanmithra, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar Chennai
621. Anish Chourasia  
622. Prof Santosh Mehrotra, Centre for Labour, JNU New Delhi
623. Hari C Ragpuckers, daily wage labourer Bangalore urban Yelahanka
624. Ravali Social, sector worker Bangalore
625. Vinod Kumar, Singh Independent researcher and author Varanasi
626. Maanya Rao Student, New York University  
627. Dr Suvrashree Panda, Cuttack
628. Avik de Jsjsj, Bengaluru
629. Ashutosh Dwivedi, Researcher Hyderabad
630. Akshay Mehta, Activist Chennai
631. Ritwik Bhattacharya, Graduate Solicitor, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP London
632. Lara Jesani, Advocate, Mumbai
633. Harnoor Kaur, University of Oxford Ludhiana
634. Amalina Dave, Queer Feminist Activist
635. Shreyashi, NUJS alumna