Globally, the concept of a universal basic income, or UBI, is seen as a non-targeted provision in addition to existing services in health, nutrition, education and so on, but in India much of the talk around it is also directed at attacking “wasteful subsidies” and even the food security programme and the employment guarantee programme.
THERE is a lot of buzz globally around the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI). It is perceived as one way of coping with technology-induced unemployment that is projected to grow significantly in the near future as well as reducing inequalities and increasing […]
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