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Making sense of NYAY | The Indian Express

Making sense of NYAY | The Indian Express

Written by Jean Drèze |Updated: April 5, 2019 12:59:34 am

Making sense of NYAY

It is best read as a political promise for social security. There is more than one way of redeeming it

Making sense of NYAY
In an earlier avatar, the Congress party’s minimum income guarantee (MIG) proposal was based on this sort of top-up model. (Illustration: C R Sasikumar)


Guaranteed minimum income is a powerful idea that has already made some headway in various countries. Some European countries, for instance, guarantee a minimum income to their citizens. This requires extensive data collection as well as an effective cadre of welfare officers and social workers tasked with enquiring into the circumstances of people who claim to need income support.

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