Govt. actively considering universal basic income, NHRC tells UN

Govt. actively considering universal basic income, NHRC tells UN

Commission’s review to UN submitted in May

In its report on human rights in India, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has informed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that the recommended implementation of a universal basic income was “under examination and active consideration” of the Centre.

Also read: Ensure a minimum income for all As a part of the third round of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, which is done every four-and-a-half-years, the NHRC submitted its mid-term report to the UN agency recently. The report, dated “May 2020”, reviewed the implementation of 152 recommendations of the […]

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