Two successive waves of COVID-19 have severely battered the economy, pushing large segments of the urban migrant workers and rural poor towards poverty, as unemployment rises. As the debate over whether the government should start providing direct income support to raise consumption and dispense financial safety gathers momentum, a look at the two main ways it can be done, and the experiences from around the globe.
Rural women from Ajmer District, Rajasthan check their documents while queuing up to enter a bank branch. (Reuters) Should the government provide direct financial support to a citizenry pummeled by the pandemic, […]
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