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FREEBIES AND SOCIAL WELFARE
Question is affordability, whether other expenditure can benefit people more than freebies: CEA Nageswaran pitches for focused welfare interventionsNageswaran said the issue should be looked at sensibly rather than on an emotional plane and the question that needs to be asked is if it i...- Hindu votes, Modi ki guarantee: 10 big trends that decode Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala assembly electionsAssembly election results saw the BJP secure victories in West Bengal and Assam, while Tamil Nadu witnessed a surprising debut by Thalapath...
- Can West Bengal reclaim its economic glory? A look at the challenges and hopesWest Bengal once led India's economy but lost its way due to industrial issues and policy uncertainty. A recent election signals a public d...
- DMK leader Kanimozhi says schemes for women 'social investment; aimed at securing social justice'DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi has defended government welfare initiatives. She stated that schemes like free bus travel for women ...
- AIADMK poll manifesto promises, fridges, LPG, free travelParty General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami released the document at the party headquarters in Chennai, highlighting economic relief and...
- State freebies are costly giveawaysThe Supreme Court has shifted the freebies debate. It now focuses on economic impact, not just bribery. Financial constraints are real, the...
- Has aspirational vs anxiety politics slowed down GoI in the rollout of economic reforms?Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presented the first budget, focusing on a significant increase in capital expenditure and delivering on electoral prom...
- Freebies should be sustainable, governments must not put a burden on future generations: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed that a government should be able to generate “adequate” revenue from providing primary require...
- Budget 2024: Freebies or welfare schemes, what can the Modi government opt for?Ahead of Union Budget 2024, we discuss the upcoming interim Budget in India and the debate surrounding welfare schemes and freebies. Prime ...
- How much do freebies matter to voters? A test is coming up soonIn Rajasthan, a political test looms to find out if freebies can win elections. Despite PM Narendra Modi's criticism of freebies, some view...
- SC panel should define limits of state spending on welfare scheme: SBIThe issue of welfare measures versus freebies needs a rethink and the Supreme Court panel should define limits on how much states can spend...
- Distinguish between bona fide welfare plan and freebies: BJP to ECIn its October 27 reply to the ECI's communication on the issue, the BJP has, however, said any proposal to introduce a "standardised discl...
- Will continue with welfare schemes: Rajasthan Chief Minister Gehlot on 'Revri' debateTerming social security a top priority of his government, Gehlot questioned that when the prime minister launches such schemes, they are no...
- View: Freebies at midnight, still a trystIf freebie is the sole guiding factor for the voter, then the Congress, which promised Rs 72,000 a year to the poorest 5 crore people under...
- The freebies debate: Genesis, definition and impact on welfare & economyThe power of Election Commission to fight freebies has remained vague and limited. There have only been a few instances where the EC exerci...
- Political parties can't be prevented from making poll promises, says Supreme Court"There has to be a distinction between the offer of ornaments, television sets, consumer electronics free of cost and real welfarist offers...
- After Arvind Kejriwal, Ashok Gehlot retorts to PM Modi's 'revdi culture' remarks"There has been a talk about 'revdi' (freebie) culture but I do not consider it as such. These are public welfare schemes. In Rajasthan, on...
- Freebies, welfare schemes different: SCFreebies and social welfare schemes are two different things, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a balance has to be struck between the eco...
- Plethora of welfare schemes: Will Tamil Nadu ever move out of the freebie culture?Late K Kamaraj between 1954 and 1963 had introduced the concepts of free education and free food for school students to supplement their ed...
- State elections 2011: Tamil Nadu's freebie rage pushes up alcoholismAmerican bars in the 19th century were famous for their freebies. You could get free lunch by just buying a drink.
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