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India does have something akin to basic income for rural households. Fair, it's not just free money but it is a guarantee of at least 100 days of work a year.
by MrsPeaches 5y ago
India does have something akin to basic income for rural households.
Fair, it's not just free money but it is a guarantee of at least 100 days of work a year.
https://www.uclg-cisdp.org/en/observatory/mahatma-gandhi-national-rural-employment-guarantee-act https://www.uclg-cisdp.org/en/observatory/mahatma-gandhi-nat...
- alex_smart 5y agoThe government is only able to provide a total of around 54 crore person days of employment through this scheme. That is less than half crore people in a country of 130 crore people availing this "guarantee" of at least 100 days of work a year. https://www.nrega.nic.in/netnrega/mgnrega_new/Nrega_StateReport.aspx?typeN=3 https://www.nrega.nic.in/netnrega/mgnrega_new/Nrega_StateRep...