UID-linked cash transfer can revolutionise our welfare system

Testing out cash transfers as a welfare delivery mechanism, two pilot projects are proving what we always knew. This route is a far better way to target subsidy compared to the existing distribution system relying on a vast, unwieldy bureaucracy to do the job. A cash transfer experiment for cooking gas in Mysore handled by state-owned oil firms witnessed the number of connections dip 40%.

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