A sum of Rs 72,000 a year will go straight into beneficiaries bank account. "And we know what is going to happen next. We are testing a new...

In his congratulatory message on Monday, Gandhi acknowledged Banerjee’s contribution to Nyay.

India’s poverty is hardly an impossible situation and the "surrender" to income without work of the NYAY scheme is an inferior bet to fixin...

Imagine an auto driver earning Rs 17,000 a month. If he shows his income as Rs 12,000, he will get the NYAY subsidy. What do you think he i...

Talking about Nyay, Chavan said if the Congress comes to power it would fund the scheme by ensuring “better tax compliance” and reforms in ...

The very promising thought behind NYAY needs careful work to ensure strong results on the ground.

Patel said that it was the BJP's arrogance that it did not take any questions after releasing the manifesto.

PM-KISAN and NYAY, both schemes have been criticised as being fiscally irresponsible and having incentive issues.

The former finance minister also said it was a "promise" of the Congress not to increase the tax burden of the middle class.

The Congress chief said the rich people employ 'chowkidars' (watchmen), which the prime minister has turned into for them.

Gandhi said, “Farmers who cannot pay off loans are jailed as criminals. We promise that bank loan defaulter farmers would not be tried as c...

As regards NYAY’s fiscal impact, Gandhi committed to fiscal prudence while announcing this scheme.

Rahul Gandhi's proposed income distribution scheme, NYAY, could spiral over time.

One concern is financial feasibility. NYAY pegs cost at Rs 3.6 tn —13% of govt expenditures in 2019-20 budget.

Rs 6,000 a month will cost between Rs 3.6L cr and Rs 7.2L cr a year. This amounts to 3.4% of India’s GDP.

Nyay would run up a bill of Rs 3.60 lakh crore. That looks big in itself, but is only 1.7% of GDP.

Rahul Gandhi announced 20% families belonging to the poorest category will be given Rs 72,000 each annually as minimum income if his party ...