Some states have tried to launch urban job guarantee schemes.
But because of the budget crunch, these are symbolic.
NREGA architect Jean Drèze offers another option – a
Decentralised Urban Employment and Training or DUET scheme.
Read more in #BQOpinion.bit.ly/35znXb1
Right now, there is very little room in state budgets for ambitious initiatives.
So here’s how such a scheme could be structured, Jean Drèze proposes in #BQOpinion👉bit.ly/3hlF6XD
What sort of work could DUET involve?
To start with, India’s public institutions as well as public spaces have a chronic problem of poor maintenance.
There is plenty to do, argues Jean Drèze in #BQOpinion.
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#BQOpinion | This is an excellent time for an urban employment drive, writes Jean Drèze.
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“Aside from assisting the unemployed, this would be a useful form of economic stimulus in the post-lockdown period, and help to revive public services.”
Read Jean Drèze in #BQOpinion.
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