Universal basic income transfers better than subsidies; Madhya Pradesh model shows improvement in living standards

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From Sunil Jain / The Financial Express: SEWA-INBI pilots a basic universal income program for two villages in Madhya Pradesh. These funds enabled residents to pay for facilities and electricity in their homes, buy better cooking fuel, increase the weight of female children in the villages, increase enrollment rates of children in schools, and reduce child labor in the villages.

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