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Mint Quick Edit | Uphold India’s rural job scheme’s core promise: Drop the idea of a 60-day calendar gap

Mint Quick Edit | Uphold India’s rural job scheme’s core promise: Drop the idea of a 60-day calendar gap

Mint Quick Edit | Uphold India’s rural job scheme’s core promise: Drop the idea of a 60-day calendar gap


As for the scheme’s funding, diffused burden sharing with states might weaken its all-India promise of a job for the asking if state funds run out or turn patchy. The government’s reworked safety net has its strengths, no doubt, but as GDP amps up, so must our debate on welfare for Viksit Bharat. A consensus should be the aim.

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