Delink universal basic income from response to pandemic: Exp Secy

Delink universal basic income from response to pandemic: Exp Secy

New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The concept of universal basic income (UBI) should be delinked from the response to coronavirus pandemic, as even with the UBI in place, the government would have to do something more, Expenditure Secretary T V Somanathan said on Wednesday.

"In a pandemic governments are expected to respond by giving something more than what you already have. So the limited point I am making is, the case for universal basic income must stand or fall on its own without a linkage to special calamities or incidents like the pandemic because that is not going to be […]

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