Indian Political CompassPolicy · 7 steps · ~29 min
The welfare state in India
How India's Constitution directs the state to deliver economic and social justice — and the major schemes that attempt to do so.
- 1Article 38 — A just social order→
The Directive Principles' overarching goal: securing a social order for welfare of the people.
~3 min read - 2Article 39 — Principles of economic justice→
Equal pay, no concentration of wealth, right to livelihood — the economic constitution within the Constitution.
~4 min read - 3Article 47 — Nutrition, standard of living, public health→
The directive behind food security law, mid-day meals, and alcohol prohibition debates.
~3 min read - 4National Food Security Act — PDS and food entitlements→
How India legally guarantees subsidised grain to 800 million people.
~5 min read - 5MNREGA — The right to work→
India's flagship rural employment guarantee and how demand-driven public works changed rural labour markets.
~5 min read - 6Ayushman Bharat — Health insurance at scale→
Rs 5 lakh annual cover for 500 million people — the world's largest publicly funded health insurance scheme.
~5 min read - 7PM-KISAN — Direct income support for farmers→
Why India moved to unconditional cash transfers for farmers and what the evidence says.
~4 min read