
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.
Relaunch of the old pension scheme by some states and rising expenditure on freebies are expected to stretch state government finances.