Welfare dynamics may shape Lok Sabha elections
Over the past decade, there has been a sea change in how governments deliver welfare benefits to citizens. | Latest News India
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Over the past decade, there has been a sea change in how governments deliver welfare benefits to citizens. | Latest News India
CRISIL on Wednesday pointed out that the social welfare spending of the largest 11 states, which account for 75-80% of the countrys national output, has witnessed a jump since FY18, with the sector accounting for 1.7% share of the GSDP in FY24, compared with 1.2-1.3% earlier.
An Election Commission analysis of manifestos of different parties contesting the 2014 general elections disclosed that a significantly large number of clauses related to freebies/welfare (nearly 43 per cent) had offered direct transfers, ...
According to the categorisation of freebies by the report, the freebies handed out by the central and state governments included Direct Transfers 43 per cent, Assets 12 per cent, Food 6 per cent, Subsidies 6 per cent, Loan Waiver 5 per cent and Loans 2 per cent.