\u2713Foundation for Welfare Schemes: Freebies not only include unviable pre-election promises but also a number of services that the government provides to meet its constitutional obligations (Directive Principles of State Policy) towards citizens like Public Distribution System (PDS) , Free Covid Vaccine and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The ‘Mid-day Meal Scheme’ was first introduced in 1956 by Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister K. Kamaraj and then it was adopted as a national programme a decade later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713NT Rama Rao’s promise of rice at Rs. 2 per kg in Andhra Pradesh is the original avatar of the current day National Food Security Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713Rythu Bandhu of Telangana and Kalia of Odisha were forerunners of what is now Kisan Samman Nidhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713Upliftment of Lower Class: As the states with comparatively lower levels of development have a greater percentage of their population living in poverty, such freebies become more useful for upliftment of lower strata in these states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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