https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=51546 Unconditional cash transfers have expanded into a dominant welfare instrument, concentrating on monthly payments and targeting women from low-income households, but prompting regulatory concerns about benefit adequacy, data-driven exclusions, and portability. The report urges national consolidation and harmonization of schemes via a policy framework, mandatory impact evaluation, robust data ecosystems, participatory design, and grievance redressal to ensure transfers are coherent, inclusive, and complementary to investments in public goods. en-us Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:46:03 +0530 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=51546 Unconditional cash transfers have expanded into a dominant welfare instrument, concentrating on monthly payments and targeting women from low-income households, but prompting regulatory concerns about benefit adequacy, data-driven exclusions, and portability. The report urges national consolidation and harmonization of schemes via a policy framework, mandatory impact evaluation, robust data ecosystems, participatory design, and grievance redressal to ensure transfers are coherent, inclusive, and complementary to investments in public goods. News - Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=51546