Indian government to endorse universal basic income 'as way forward', says leading UBI advocate

India’s Chief Economic Advisor has already confirmed country's annual financial report will discuss free money 

India is a rising economy but a substantial proportion of the population remains in poverty Getty

India is going to endorse a Universal Basic Income (UBI), according to a leading advocate of the system.  

The world’s largest democracy will release a report in January stating that UBI is “basically the way forward,” according to Professor Guy Standing, who has worked on universal income pilot projects in India.

If implemented, India would join Finland in providing free money to citizens. 

However, Prof Standing, a founding member of the Basic Income Earth Network, didn’t believe UBI would be introduced universally across India because of its radical nature. Click here for the article


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