A couple of years after the Economic Survey explored the possibility of rolling out universal basic income (UBI) as a poverty alleviation measure, moves are afoot to actualise it. Sikkim may be first off the block. The Sikkim Democratic Front has included UBI in its election manifesto and believes it can be done in three years. Media reports suggest that the Narendra Modi government may also experiment with some form of cash transfer which will partially mimic UBI. These developments are welcome as India’s extensive but inefficacious welfare system needs an overhaul.
The main arguments in favour of UBI are […]
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