The idea being to name and shame well to do people from taking from public distribution system. And there seems to be some logic to it. It would be better if government can also include quantity of subsidised food grains provided - It is 5 kg of wheat for a month (Is that enough for an adult to survive?).
Earlier, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh too had painted 'main gareeb hun (I am poor)' on the houses of BPL families in 2012 to ascertain the number of beneficiaries under the Food Security Act.
On a related note - I believe something which is still pending - Putting up labels on household of defaulters. Mallya and party ? Any takers for the idea?
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Selling food grains below market prices creates perverse incentives for black marketing. Government would do well to rather always sell at market prices and provide benefits to people below poverty line.
Further high difference between market price and subsidized price of food grains creates a poverty trap that keeps people below poverty line from rising above poverty line because that would entail losing all the benefits of being BPL. In the longer term government should strive to ensure that food grain prices are affordable by nearly everyone.
In developed countries such as USA poor people are entitled to food stamps. When they find livelihood to support themselves they willingly give up collecting food stamps.
http://www.news18.com/news/india/in-rajasthan-govt-paints-i-am-poor-on-bpl-households-for-food-subsidy-1440329.html
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Selling food grains below market prices creates perverse incentives for black marketing. Government would do well to rather always sell at market prices and provide benefits to people below poverty line.
Further high difference between market price and subsidized price of food grains creates a poverty trap that keeps people below poverty line from rising above poverty line because that would entail losing all the benefits of being BPL. In the longer term government should strive to ensure that food grain prices are affordable by nearly everyone.
In developed countries such as USA poor people are entitled to food stamps. When they find livelihood to support themselves they willingly give up collecting food stamps.
http://www.news18.com/news/india/in-rajasthan-govt-paints-i-am-poor-on-bpl-households-for-food-subsidy-1440329.html
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