Direct Cash Transfer

Why parties of all colours are offering cash transfer schemes to voters

Experts say such schemes are a quick fix for the economic distress caused due to lack of enough employment.

Abhik Deb
· Dec 02, 2023 · 09:00 am
Ground report: Can Telangana’s massive cash transfer regime shield KCR from anti-incumbency?

Experts, however, aren’t happy with this approach. They argue traditional welfare focused on human development, such as health and education, would be better.

Shoaib Daniyal
· Nov 27, 2023 · 09:00 am
Income support during lockdown didn’t just battle poverty – it might have helped combat Covid-19 too

There was reduced contagion in groups where monetary help was given, since having money allowed people to stay at home.

Umang Poddar
· Oct 26, 2021 · 06:30 am

Watch: Food or cash? 97% of people surveyed in this Jharkhand block had the same answer

Evidence from the ground on how experiments in cash transfers are working – or not.

Scroll Staff
· Feb 24, 2018 · 09:15 am