Why all parties want to give out money in cash

‘In India, we are very far away from the per capita incomes of the West. And so the need to support many more people with much more money will come sooner in India than in other nations,‘ says Aakar Patel.

A farmer in the kisan rally in Delhi where farmers from 207 organisations participated in December 2018. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI

The government‘s announcement of a scheme to give small farmers Rs 6,000 cash per year is seen as a brilliant move that will reap political benefit in May.The scheme, announced in the Budget, comes after two other developments.First, a report […]

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