India is shifting from 'well-being' towards 'over-dependency.' In light of this, do you agree that welfare scheme) have inculcated a 'freebies culture' in India leading to a divergence of focus from poverty and hunger alleviation?
Main Body
Recently the PM brought attention the revise outline highlighting items of dependencies created by welfare schemes.
welfare → freebies → dependencies → poor → HRD
↓
reduced → hunger
funds for ↓
poverty
Welfare schemes & divergences of focus from hunger alleviation + poverty
Arguments in favour.
(A) Increased expenditure on welfare schemes creates fiscal deficit (FD)
(eg) 4.4% FD in FY24
(B) decreases availability of funds for other programmes
(eg) around 4.5Cr spent in food fuel fortify subsidy (FY24)
(C) increased views of hunger
(eg) India → #114 in global hunger index
1/2rd kids → malnourished ☺ NFHS-5
oF women and 44% men → anaemic
(D) universal views of poverty
(eg) NITI dpp NDPI → 16% population pov.
Arguments Against
PH-Vaucela ← NRLH
Vikas Verna → ← UGNRECA
dama ← LTOP → PH-MUDRA
Welfare schemes should be properly implemented to reduce leakages and regularly monitored to ensure intended beneficiaries receive so that we can achieve our SDG (1) (poverty) & SDG 2 (hunger).
— Ashi Sharma
Conclusion
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Ashi Sharma
Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger
Poverty and Malnutrition
Welfare schemes and dependency culture
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