tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post4460621124190326221..comments2024-03-27T17:16:12.789+05:30Comments on The Leap Blog: Universal basic income in India: An idea whose time has not comeAjay Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03835842741008200034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-26511726869421166072017-02-14T23:23:45.270+05:302017-02-14T23:23:45.270+05:30Thanks! There was a mistake there which I fixed.Thanks! There was a mistake there which I fixed.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462096253602478048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-19257495710354617822017-02-14T22:31:18.077+05:302017-02-14T22:31:18.077+05:30Some mistake here - if $95bn is more like 4.9% not...Some mistake here - if $95bn is more like 4.9% not 2.4% of GDP. And perhaps it can be Rs1000 per month per farming family which comes to $18bn, though it may not eliminate poverty completelymlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350045059089717123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-36587465983666416002017-02-14T12:58:17.737+05:302017-02-14T12:58:17.737+05:30It is not a fair comparison. $0.5 per day may be a...It is not a fair comparison. $0.5 per day may be a decent amount in India, but it counts to nothing in Sweden. If taken at per capita income level, it turns out much higher. For example Finland is considering piloting it at about $20 per day, which takes it above 10% of GDP. Akashnoreply@blogger.com