Universal Basic Income in India: The Rationale and Challenges
Dipinder S Randhawa
28 May 2019
Interest in a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in India grew with the publication of a chapter in the 2016-17 Economic Survey. A UBI is increasingly deemed to mitigate the effects of endemic poverty, with the potential to facilitate economic mobility and, eventually, development. This paper considers the challenges a UBI scheme is likely to encounter in India.