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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 individually to each member of a political community, without any means-testing, work requirements or conditionalities.
India’s diversity has always thrown up unique governance challenges. […]
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