It’s time for India to ensure ‘Universal Basic Income’ and help those who have too little

It’s time for India to ensure ‘Universal Basic Income’ and help those who have too little

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have too much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little”

Representative Image (NH Photos by Vishwadeepak) The pandemic has inflicted the greatest pain on those who were already the most vulnerable, spurring hardship and unease among low-income families and micro-businesses. In the process, it uncovered existing inequities and created new ones.

The crisis has once again brought to fore the idea of universal basic income (UBI)—periodic and unconditional cash payments to all citizens. The basic income idea has […]

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