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The Regularising State
This article discusses a form of informality widely prevalent in small and medium cities in Maharashtra, called gunthewari. It is an examination of the practice of regularisation of these gunthewaris, and its relationship to other domains of urban governance. It argues that regularisation is an attempt to create a constant state of exception. Regularisation enables the abdication of state responsibility for public housing and planning, while engaging in tokenistic exercises of welfare.
This article is based on a collective research project. The project team included Himanshu Burte, Smita Waingankar and Simpreet Singh. A larger team of collaborators enabled the research in the three cities.
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