Reuters At least two recent news reports in the foreign press seem to suggest that the Indian government could soon consider paying the citizens a basic income. A 3 January report in Business Insider and a 4 January report in UK-based The Independent say that the Indian government could implement the idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI), which will make all citizens eligible to get free money irrespective of whether they are employed or not or have other sources of income.
Both Business Insider and The Independent cite professor Guy Standing, an economist who co-founded an advocacy group, Basic Income […]
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