Equal opportunity, not freebies, will save the poor
1 year, 11 months ago

Equal opportunity, not freebies, will save the poor

New Indian Express  

According to the estimates of the World Health Organization report from March 2022, high expenditure on health is impoverishing some 55 million Indians annually. The conventional socialist approach to such inequality would tax the rich and the middle-class more and give freebies to the poor. What the poor requires is equal opportunity and not freebies and election goodies. India offers Asia’s most competitive labour costs, with the national minimum wage at around Rs 178.

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Freebies are not fiscally sustainable but there’s no need to ban them
1 month, 1 week ago

Freebies are not fiscally sustainable but there’s no need to ban them

Live Mint  

In the lead-up to elections, Indian politics frequently centres around promises of state- Such handouts have become a staple of political manifestos, offering immediate relief to certain groups. However, Delhi’s relatively high per capita income of ₹414,711 allows the government to fund such schemes without much fiscal strain. Singapore’s model demonstrates how institutional frameworks can ensure that welfare benefits are …

Make the poor richer without making the rich poorer
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Make the poor richer without making the rich poorer

The Hindu  

Since the Congress party released its election manifesto on April 5, the word ‘redistribution’ has dominated the election discourse. Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleges that the Congress’ manifesto promises to ‘redistribute’ wealth by taking away people’s gold, mangalsutras, imposing new taxes and giving it to poor minorities. ‘Fix the system’ The idea of a wealth tax to extract from the …

Free education, healthcare not freebies, can eliminate poverty: Delhi CM Kejriwal
2 years, 4 months ago

Free education, healthcare not freebies, can eliminate poverty: Delhi CM Kejriwal

India TV News  

Kejriwal on freebies: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asserted that free education and healthcare are not freebies and access to these services can make India rich and eliminate the country's poverty in one generation. At the event where thousands of children were invited, Kejriwal said the country's 130 crore people need to come together and resolve to make …

Making sense of the ‘freebies’ issue
2 years, 4 months ago

Making sense of the ‘freebies’ issue

The Hindu  

August 03, 2022 12:16 am | Updated 12:12 pm IST Concern over ‘freebies’ in Indian politics has recently been expressed by those in the highest offices in the country. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Bundelkhand Expressway on July 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned youth not to get carried away by the ‘revari culture’, where votes are sought …

Free education, healthcare not freebies, but efforts towards making India no. 1: Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 5 months ago

Free education, healthcare not freebies, but efforts towards making India no. 1: Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said his government's schemes for free education, healthcare and electricity were not "freebies" but efforts to lay the foundation for making India the number one country in the world. His remarks came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day cautioned people against what he called was a "revadi culture" of offering freebies …

Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — As the coronavirus tears through India, night watchman Sagar Kumar thinks constantly about getting vaccines for himself and his family of five amid critical shortages of shots in the country. That worries health experts, who say vaccine inequality could hamper India’s already difficult fight against a virus that has been killing more than 4,000 people a day …

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