election freebies

November 2022
Negotiating Freebies

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.

August 2022
March 2022
The downsides of New Welfarism

The downsides of New Welfarism

Better access to food, electricity, water, toilets, banking, etc. are essential, but so are health, education, jobs and poverty alleviation, which should not be short-changed for electoral gains.