Piped water allows women, the primary caretakers of a household, more time for labour and leisure, thus improving their bargaining capacity at home and in the labour market. Apurva Kumar and Suman Joshi discuss a new paper examining the impact of piped water on India’s women.

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Suggested readings :

1. Piped water - welfare and empowerment - empirical evidence from a gendered analysis in India by Ashish Kumar Sedai.
2. With no tap at home, Indian women are wasting their lives transporting water (Article - Quartz India)
3. Jal Jeevan Mission (website)

4.Women and Water (Article - India Water Portal)

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