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Negotiating Freebies
Subsidies are an essential part of social security. The Centre and states need to strike the right balance between merit and non-merit subsidies.
Subsidies are an essential part of social security. The Centre and states need to strike the right balance between merit and non-merit subsidies.
Finances of states have deteriorated sharply since onset of Covid-19. The rising freebie culture will make things worse.
Congress questions the Centre on the implementation of schemes like housing for all by 2022, while stressing there is a need to free the country from the culture of false political promises
The people of the Indian capital have delivered a big electoral mandate. The task ahead would involve tackling near insurmountable problems that the city faces.