Economy Archives | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Are informal workers in any better state this lockdown?

May 26, 2021 Pragathi Ravi

Yet to recover from the effects of the first lockdown, the financial condition of informal workers becomes more precarious in the second wave.

How’s your neighbourhood grocer surviving the second wave?

May 20, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

Even as provision store keepers were recovering from the effects of the first wave, the second wave has come as a body blow.

Women’s employment situation worsened during Lockdown in urban Karnataka

April 13, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

Periodic Labour Force Survey Data for April – June 2020 is out and it does not have good things to say about the women’s status in Karnataka.

Livelihoods dependent on Bengaluru lakes can be protected, here’s how

November 16, 2020 Mohit M Rao

When a lake is rejuvenated, those dependent on the lake for food or livelihoods usually lose access to it. But there are ways to conserve lakes while also protecting livelihoods.

Local residents suffer as Bengaluru lakes no longer offer food, livelihoods

November 13, 2020 Mohit M Rao

Bengaluru lakes once offered a buffet of greens and fish to those in the neighbourhood. The trees around lakes yielded fruits and seeds that could be either devoured or sold in the markets. But pollution and flawed rejuvenation projects have stopped local communities from accessing lakes.

COVID aftermath: Bengaluru sex workers suffer starvation, violence

October 27, 2020 Annam Suresh

Post COVID lockdown, sex workers in Bengaluru are struggling for survival. Loss of livelihood has made them even more vulnerable to violence and destitution.

How Bengaluru’s APMC yard works and what it means for farmers: Here’s all you need to know

October 20, 2020 Mohit M Rao

Yeshwanthpur APMC yard caters to farmers and buyers from across the country. How has the APMC system worked here, and how successful has it been?

Yeshwanthpur APMC yard: A marketplace for farmers across India

October 17, 2020 Mohit M Rao

Farmers from as far away as Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal sell their produce at Bengaluru’s APMC yard, one of the biggest markets for onions and potatoes in the country.

COVID effect: Migrant tailors who left Bengaluru hope to return soon

October 13, 2020 Smitha Tumuluru

With no income in the lockdown, Abdul Sattar and other embroiderers in Bengaluru were desperate to return to their West Bengal village. Now, with no work in the village, Sattar is desperate to come back to the city.

Documents to check before you buy an apartment or BDA site in Bengaluru

October 6, 2020 News Desk

Before buying an apartment, BDA site or land with agricultural past, you need to verify some specific documents. Here is an explainer.

Documents to check before you buy any property in Bengaluru

September 18, 2020 News Desk

You need parent deed, Khata, plan sanction and a whole lot of other documents before buying any property in Bengaluru. Here is a detailed guide.

Looking to buy property in Bengaluru? Here’s all about land types and sanctioning authorities

September 16, 2020 News Desk

Buying property in Bengaluru can be risky due to obscure rules and the multiple authorities who need to approve land use. Here’s a guide on land types, authorities, and what you need to look out for.

Rents dip as tenants seek cheaper homes on city outskirts

August 23, 2020 Pragathi Ravi

The pandemic-triggered reverse migration, job-losses, pay-cuts combined with work-from-home option, pushes tenants towards cheaper housing on the city’s outskirts.

Panel discusses legal protections for gig economy workers

June 17, 2020 Sneha Visakha

A discussion co-organised by Citizen Matters and Vidhi Legal looked at the precarity of workers in the gig economy, and how the sector can be regulated to protect them.

Metro workers in a labour colony during lockdown

Without cash, migrant workers fall back on their families for roti, kapda, makaan

June 16, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty and Pranshu Rathee

With no income, the lockdown affected every aspect of an informal worker’s life. It was only reverse remittances that kept them afloat, finds out the first of this four-part Ground Reality Series