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Investing in public well-being is not ‘populism’: Why the ‘freebie’ debate is flawed
Anirban Bhattacharya Amitanshu Verma
· Apr 18, 2023 · 06:30 am
‘Freebie’ row: Six charts explain why states must be allowed to make their own decisions on welfare
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· Aug 30, 2022 · 09:00 am
How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens
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· Aug 27, 2022 · 09:00 am
Bad loans of Rs 10 lakh crore been written off as ‘muft ki revdi’: Varun Gandhi’s dig at Modi
Scroll Staff
· Aug 06, 2022 · 05:00 pm
