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Rikhia Bhukta
Rikhia Bhukta is a job market PhD candidate in the Department of Economic Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Her research interests lie in labour economics, gender economics, economics of crime, energy economics and household finance. More specifically, she is interested in studying the driving factors behind the economic and social progress of marginalised communities in India, like women and marginalised castes. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. More details about her work can be found at https://rikhiabhukta.com/
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Powering progress: How reliable community electrification boosts women’s autonomy
While there has been significant progress in expanding access to grid electricity in India, the reliability of electricity remains a concern. Based on five national-level datasets spanning over a period of almost two decades., this article shows that improved reliability of electricity at the community level is beneficial for women’s empowerment in terms of mobility, participation in household decision-making, health autonomy, and safety.
