Government could consider in this year’s Budget a targeted cash dole of Rs 5,000 a year for each jobless person. (AP Photo) The government could consider in this year’s Budget a targeted cash dole of Rs 5,000 a year for each jobless person from the poorest sections of society.
But to implement the scheme the government will have to dig into funds for a host of subsidies such as food, health and fuel.
The unemployment benefit is planned as a substitute for the universal basic income (UBI), which some countries are considering but India doesn’t have funds to go ahead with.“We […]
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