Sikkim Says It’ll Be 1st State to Introduce Universal Basic Income

Sikkim Says It’ll Be 1st State to Introduce Universal Basic Income

Sikkim plans to implement Universal Basic Income (UBI) by 2022. This scheme features in the manifesto of Sikkim’s ruling party, the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), in the run up to the 2019 Assembly Election.

“It is an idea whose time has come,” declared Prem Das Rai – an MP with the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) – speaking to The Indian Express .

Given that Sikkim is a surplus power generating state, the SDF Government is confident about the scheme’s affordability, The Indian Express reported . Prem Das Rai, in his interview to The Indian Express , added that the UBI scheme […]

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