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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
TopicCash transfers

Topic: Cash transfers

India built the perfect welfare machine and broke the incentive to govern

Something structural is turning governments into machines for transferring money to voters. And the accelerator of this politics is also India's most admired achievement.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

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Why aren’t Reliance, Tata, Infosys using Sarvam yet? It means nothing if no one builds on it

Sarvam AI is no UPI or Aadhaar. It works by use, by iteration, by the accumulated feedback of real problems run through it at scale.

TVK White Paper audits finances under DMK: Every newborn carries debt burden of Rs 1.28 lakh now

Issuing a White Paper was among first announcements made by CM C. Joseph Vijay upon assuming office. The documents says Tamil Nadu’s debt doubled, deficits widened, liabilities surged in 5 years.

India, US, Siberia, Pakistan: 5 crashes in 3 days underline military aviation risks

In India, the crash involving the AN-32 transport aircraft marked the fourth major incident involving a military aircraft since the beginning of this year.

Five challenges await Modi. First, he must shake off the past and Nehru

It’s a perfectly reasonable presumption that Modi will be around for a significant enough time for us to reflect on the challenges that lie ahead. I will list five.