Economic Survey 2017 moots Universal Basic Income for India's poor
Even as the Niti Aayog has said that India does not have the necessary financial resources for the project, the government`s Economic Survey 2016-17 presented on Tuesday advocated a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme as an alternative poverty reduction mechanism in place of various ongoing social welfare programmes.
Jan 31, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
Government likely to unveil money transfer scheme for poor, unemployed
The government may soon facilitate an income transfer scheme paving the way for a national social security system for poor and unemployed in the country.
Jan 17, 2017, 10:38 AM IST
