Tamil Nadu’s Rs 1,000 scheme for women marks larger trend toward Universal Basic Income

Tamil Nadu’s Rs 1,000 scheme for women marks larger trend toward Universal Basic Income

It is for the first time that a big state like Tamil Nadu, with a relatively large per capita income, has decided to expand the scope of basic income criteria The preference of women over men in direct cash transfer schemes is to ensure more accountability and efficiency of the money so transferred. Representational image: iStock Tamil Nadu on Monday took a major leap in implementing the concept of ‘Targeted Basic Income’ by announcing a ₹1,000 per month income support to ‘eligible’ women family heads in the state.

State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, popularly known as PTR, while presenting […]

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