Given India’s overall low-income levels, there is no way the private sector can be expected to lead an egalitarian transformation in health and education(REUTERS) Speculations are rife about a big announcement by the Narendra Modi government to assuage the rural economy before the 2019 general elections. Sections within both academia and policy making believe that a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme is a better way to do this. The idea has gained traction after the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is supposed to have made electoral gains from its cash transfer based Rythu Bandhu Scheme. The Sikkim government has announced […]
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