Future of Work 2021: Universal pension is a better idea than universal basic income, says India’s Chief Economic Advisor

Future of Work 2021: Universal pension is a better idea than universal basic income, says India's Chief Economic Advisor

India’s Chief Economic Advisor, K V Subramanian, said that universal basic income is “an idea that is impractical”.

He instead suggested universal pension saying that it is a much better and beneficial scheme.

He was of the opinion that people who have worked for around 35-40 years are very much entitled to a lifetime pension. Universal basic income has been experimented by a few countries, but it’s still a debatable idea with no proper model in place. According to India’s Chief Economic Advisor, KV Subramanian, universal basic income is “an idea that is impractical”. Speaking at Business Insider’s Future […]

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