Bottom 10% easiest to identify for NYAY implementation; the next 10% will be challenging: Abhijit Banerjee
NYAY scheme: "The first year they're only aiming for the poorest of the poor who're actually relatively easy to target," said MIT Economics professor Abhijit Banerjee.
- Mar 29, 2019,
- Updated Mar 29, 2019 11:18 AM IST
MIT's Professor of Economics Abhijit Banerjee was in New Delhi to launch his new book 'What the Economy Needs Now' which is being co-authored with 13 economists, including Raghuram Rajan and Gita Gopinath, Pranjul Bhandari, Sajjid Chenoy, among others. In an exclusive interview to BusinessToday.In's Rajeev Dubey, Banerjee explains how the Congress Party is considering implementing the NYAY scheme on the ground, what will be its implications on the fiscal and on the tax payers. Excerpts:
MIT's Professor of Economics Abhijit Banerjee was in New Delhi to launch his new book 'What the Economy Needs Now' which is being co-authored with 13 economists, including Raghuram Rajan and Gita Gopinath, Pranjul Bhandari, Sajjid Chenoy, among others. In an exclusive interview to BusinessToday.In's Rajeev Dubey, Banerjee explains how the Congress Party is considering implementing the NYAY scheme on the ground, what will be its implications on the fiscal and on the tax payers. Excerpts: