COVID-19: Centre’s financial package through DBT attracts criticism (Daily Hunt) 

Daily Hunt (India) published an article on the social protections set up in India to deal with the economic hardships brought on my COVID-19. The government claimed its interventions protected those vulnerable, but several experts differ. Research Fellow, Anjani Kumar stated that “The government should not fear duplication or ineligible individuals getting relief. If the government was interested in including everyone, it could have also used income tax, Permanent Account Number information. In this situation, it is more dangerous to leave behind one individual than having two ineligible individuals included.”  Republished in Down to Earth (India)