Historically marginalised, many of the 280 million Dalits that form 20% of India’s population today still live on the fringes of society. About a third of the population remains impoverished, according to the UN, and they often continue to be shunned by so-called oppressor castes who hold power at both the village and federal levels

These previously untested technologies are being trialled to deliver key services to marginalised groups in precarious socio-economic positions. These technologies do not address the root social and economic problems these groups are facing, and introduce a range of new risks to people who are already in disadvantaged positions.