As expected, the budget for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) â a crucial centrally-sponsored social security scheme that provides non-contributory pensions to the most marginalised populations including the elderly, widows, and persons with...
A reading of the budget and the Economic Survey is a crucial exercise to understand the direction that the economy is taking. It gives a sense of how responsive is a government to the...
CFA Explainers The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) launched by the government as its compromise formula is being celebrated by the godi media as the âbest of both worldsâ, i.e. the Old Pension Scheme (OPS)...
India is ranked 45th in the Pension Grade System of 47 countries. The USA ranked 22nd is a capitalist country but 100% of its population is covered under a pension system. In most countries...
The government's budgetary allocations and poor implementation of welfare policies paint a concerning picture of oversight and disregard.
There is an urgent need to review the National Social Assistance Programme for it to be effective and meaningful.
For the past 36 years, banks' pensions have not been upgraded. No social security, like universal basic income, is considered. The vast majority of unorganised sector workers (94%) do not have access to provident...
Our countryâs constitution talks of equality, equal opportunity and social justice. Â But unfortunately, even after 74 years, we lag behind in social security.
In pursuance of its policy of monetisation of national assets, the government earlier this month approved the setting up of the National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC). It would be a government-owned company with the...
'The rot within' is the title of an article of Ms. Purnima. S. Tripathi, wrote in the Frontline magazine, in its March 25, 2022 issue. The article further states â 'State Bank of India,...
