Food before cash: Because PMJDY cash transfers will exclude many of India’s poorest | The Indian Express

Food before cash: Because PMJDY cash transfers will exclude many of India’s poorest | The Indian Express

Food before cash: Because PMJDY cash transfers will exclude many of India’s poorest

MAY 11, 2020 11:27:49 AM

Cash is easy to carry and widely accepted. But, our analysis of nationally representative survey data, described below, suggests that these transfers will exclude many of India’s poorest and, for others, come too late.