The results of the basic income experiment in Finland, a country providing over 40 types of social security benefits to its citizens, could offer insights for India on how to design such a scheme and who should be provided basic income. Representational Image.
At a time when the Indian government is considering options to provide basic income to citizens, Olli Kangas, director of governmental relations at Kela, Finland’s social insurance institution, said a key benefit of this scheme is that it simplifies access to social security benefits and reduces the bureaucratic process involved in taking unemployment, sickness […]
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