In the context of the recent freebie debates, do you agree with the view that the current forms of welfare programmes need to be revisited? Comment (200 words)
Refer – The Indian Express
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KEY POINTS
· Elections in India are usually a time of enticing promises and elaborate offers when all politicians are suddenly and touchingly concerned by the everyday plight of the common citizen.
· Free electricity and water, cheaper food grain and fuel, bicycles, phones, laptops and wads of cash usually appear on the menu of offerings.
· The government cannot announce new schemes after the declaration of poll dates because of the model code of conduct.
· It directed the EC to frame guidelines with regard to the content of manifestos in consultation with all the recognised political parties.
· Oxfam’s 2022 annual report on inequality in India has many troubling, stark revelations.
· This directly led to a rise in fuel prices impacting the prices of essential commodities such as foodgrain, which only impact the poor.
· These policies are the main reason that helped make the rich richer, while the national minimum wage has remained at Rs 178 a day since 2020.
· The so-called “freebie” promises like cheap foodgrains and free items of utility have actually done considerable good to further the dream of democracy.
· Starvation deaths haven’t occurred since Rs 1-2 kg rice was introduced. The distribution of bicycles had improved enrollment and retention of girls in schools in Bihar.
PANDI SANTHOSH RAJA S 3 years
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Nazneen 3 years
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K. V. A 3 years
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