Universal Basic Income
UBI is a fine idea, but can it be at the cost of expenditure
on health, education or rural infrastructure?
universal basic income (UBI), a welfare benefit that guarantees a certain threshold sum of money for everyone regardless of whether they work or not, is the next big political-economy idea fast catching up in India.
Model Presented by The Economic Survey
Basic premise of Economic Survey (ES) of 2016-17’s UBI: “A just society needs to guarantee to each individual a minimum income which they can count on, and which provides the necessary material foundation for a life with access to ....
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