Digest this: Spending on food increases when there is additional income from unconditional cash transfer, studies in India and elsewhere have shown. Photo: Shaju John Basic need: Radhabai’s family in Godakhurd village, Madhya Pradesh, received a cash transfer of ₹1,050 every month, which proved life-changing for them. Photo: Sarath Davala The government demurs on universal basic income, but a pilot done in Madhya Pradesh four years ago continues to positively impact lives
Radhabai has experienced first-hand the transformative effects that basic income can have on the lives of the destitute and the hopelessly poor. Still in her early 30s, Radhabai […]
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