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Redraw Welfare Architecture: Place a UBI in the Centre

Syllabus: Governance Source:  TH Context: The proposal to place Universal Basic Income (UBI) at the centre of India’s welfare architecture has gained renewed attention amid growing income inequality, automation-driven job losses, and welfare inefficiencies. About Redraw Welfare Architecture: Place a UBI in the Centre What is UBI? Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a periodic, unconditional …

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The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill 2023

GS Paper 2  Syllabus: Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections   Source: IE Context: The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill 2023 has been recently tabled by the Rajasthan government.    About the Bill:  Objective: In order to provide individuals or households with a minimal additional guaranteed …

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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 28 March 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …

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Universal basic income

Topics Covered: Employment related issues. Universal basic income: Context: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has released the Trinamool Congress manifesto for the 2021 Assembly election. The manifesto, among other things, promises universal basic income for every family. As per the announcement: Under the income scheme, all the 1.6 crore families under the general category will …

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Universal Basic Income

Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Universal Basic Income Context: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has informed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that …

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