-PTI NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his party consulted several economists including former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on its minimum income plan for the poor even as leading experts said that implementing such a scheme would be an uphill task. In a mega poll promise, Gandhi on Monday announced that under 'Nyay' - an acronym for Nyuntam Aay Yojana - Rs 72,000 will be given to the poorest...

-TheWire.in Any policy that seriously intends to reduce poverty and deprivation should increase social sector spending and look to universalise basic services. On Monday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi promised a minimum income guarantee scheme or Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) if voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The proposal involves a transfer of Rs 72,000 per year to 20% of the poorest families in India. He claimed that this “is...