Why India Needs Universal Basic Income?

The time has come to think of UBI for a number of reasons:

Social Justice

  • UBI is, first and foremost, a test of a just and non-exploitative society.
  • It should be evident to anyone that no society can be just or stable if it does not give all members of the society a stake.
  • A Universal Basic Income promotes many of the basic values of a society which respects all individuals as free and equal.
  • It promotes liberty because it is anti-paternalistic, opens up the possibility of flexibility in labour markets.
  • It promotes equality by reducing poverty.
  • It promotes efficiency by reducing waste in government ....
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