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RISHUL NEEMAAIR 267· 2025

Question Q.16GS2GS2

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a viable solution to eradicate extreme poverty in India. Critically discuss the statement.

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UBI Aims to stimulate checks to all categories of poor ensuring their basic minimum dignified survival. UBI as viable solution for poverty eradication. (1) Provides unconstrained power to absorb spending appetite to need of the poor. (2) Can be a single targeted measure to enhance alleviation from poverty. (3) It can reduce intra-family inequality and complex of multiple schemes (PMAYT & PMUKHY & PMMY) & PMTAVY.

5It can reduce productivity and efficacy of people as they will feel that they have the backup of UBI. (6) It may create dependency on UBI -> Resisting behavioral preconditions for economic upliftment like startup, entrepreneurship. (7) It may increase load on govt finance due to parallel schemes -> i in revenue expenditure -> stressed budget -> Measure linked employ way ahead -> productivity & capacity building. Short term UBI until SKGU is developed & job is gained. UBI in a modified way can be helpful.
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Conclusion

UBI in a modified way can be helpful.

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Topper

RISHUL NEEMA

AIR 2672025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Government Policies and Interventions - Design, Implementation and Issues

Government Schemes and Policies

Universal Basic Income

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161

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analytical

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