Even as the Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s promise to provide minimum basic income for the poor on the lines of Universal Basic Income (UBI) has kicked off a debate, over 50 eminent economists have written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to highlight two priorities in the next Budget: An increase in social security pensions, and adequate provision for maternity benefits.
“In the end, the buzz around the UBI is an old trick, a tactic to distract from having to enhance meagre social provisions. The government has been violating its maternity entitlement obligations (₹6,000 per child) under NFSA since 2013. It […]
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