The Survey invoked Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of “wiping every tear from every eye”
If the Economic Survey gives any indication of the direction of the next year’s budget could be, it is the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) stipulating certain income for the poor.
The Survey invoked Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of “wiping every tear from every eye” and said: “UBI is a powerful idea whose time, even if not ripe for implementation, is ripe for serious discussion.”Stating that the Mahatma would have anxiety about UBI as being just another add-on government programme, but on balance may have given the […]
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