Governance
The poor in the country have different backgrounds and aspirations. Universal basic income can empower them to meet their needs as they deem appropriate without conditionalities The lack of access to disposable income is not just the result, but also a cause of great poverty and inequality. Recent experiences like the COVID-19 pandemic have brutally highlighted that traditional policy tools are inadequate in protecting the weakest sections of India. In this context, there are calls for universal basic income (UBI) to strengthen welfare architecture and unlock the nation’s latent demographic potential. UBI is a regular cash payment made […]
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