Subramanian’s proposal of Rs 1,500 a month for 150 million rural households will cost 1.3% of GDP — which he also termed as “not reckless”. So, Gandhi’s proposal that would cost 1.2-1.5% of GDP is well within that limit. By Praveen Chakravarty
On March 25, Congress president Rahul Gandhi unveiled the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) — minimum income scheme — an unconditional cash transfer programme for India’s 50 million poorest families. Since then, there has been a deluge of opinion pieces and commentaries across various media platforms — praise, criticism, questions, feedback galore — on the scheme. Such […]
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