social safety

Our social safety net budget is neither equitable nor efficient

How does the social protection budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year fare when analysed through the lenses of equity and efficiency?

Raise per capita safety net allowance in budget, an economist urges

The government should increase per capita allowance under its social safety net programmes (SSNPs), particularly for the elderly, widows, disabled and marginalised women, considering the high-level food inflation and the rising cost of living, said an economist.

July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023

Our social safety net budget is neither equitable nor efficient

How does the social protection budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year fare when analysed through the lenses of equity and efficiency?

May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022

Raise per capita safety net allowance in budget, an economist urges

The government should increase per capita allowance under its social safety net programmes (SSNPs), particularly for the elderly, widows, disabled and marginalised women, considering the high-level food inflation and the rising cost of living, said an economist.