The combination of a unique Aadhaar number linked to biometric data has barely improved targeting for the PDS in Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint These are heady times for the Indian welfare state. Comments by government officials have renewed hope that a universal basic income, or a variant thereof, is under serious consideration. Presenting the state’s budget earlier this month, Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Haseeb Drabu proposed a targeted basic income in the form of cash transfers. Articulating a more critical view, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya, in a recent interview, stated that India simply […]
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