-Economic and Political Weekly
The many schemes that have been announced in the name of social security are limited in scope and the quantum of security they prefer. The promotional schemes will also be linked to the market and will benefit the insurance companies. In the meanwhile, basic social security programmes are either ignored or provided limited funding
K P Kannan (kannankp123@gmail.com) is Visiting Professor at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi and was earlier a member of the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector.
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