In a move that has surprised the Narendra Modi government, which is supposed to announce the Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme in the upcoming 2019 interim budget, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that his party will bring Minimum Income Guarantee for all the poor of the country if it formed the government at the centre. The announcement comes four days ahead of the interim budget to be presented by the Narendra Modi government before the Lok Sabha polls due before June this year.
We cannot build a new India while millions of our brothers & sisters suffer the scourge of poverty.
If voted to power in 2019, the Congress is committed to a Minimum Income Guarantee for every poor person, to help eradicate poverty & hunger.This is our vision & our promise.— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 28, 2019
Congress President Rahul Gandhi's announcement at the farmers' rally in Chhattisgarh is historic and will mark a turning point in the lives of the poor.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 28, 2019
The principle of Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been discussed extensively in the last two years. The time has come to adapt the principle to our situation and our needs and implement the same for the poor. We will explain our plan in the Congress Manifesto.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 28, 2019
140 million people were lifted out of poverty between 2004 and 2014. Now we should make a determined effort to wipe out poverty in India.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 28, 2019
140 million people were lifted out of poverty between 2004 and 2014. Now we should make a determined effort to wipe out poverty in India.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 28, 2019