'Treat citizens' wealth as national resource': Economists for tough steps in Covid-19 fight

Yogendra Yadav later clarified that the suggestion to treat all private assets as national resources had been wrongly interpreted as nationalisation of private property

Leading economists and activists of the country have come together to propose a seven-point plan of action to deal with the economic and humanitarian crisis brought about due to Covid-19.

Calling the action plan ‘Mission Jai Hind’, the experts on Friday recommended that the government provide free health care for all Covid-19 patients, along with a three-month interest waiver on loans taken by farmers, small business and homebuyers, apart from enhancing job guarantees.

Economists behind the 7-point charter include former Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen, Former Chief Economic Advisor Deepak Nayyar, R Nagaraj, from the Indira Gandhi Insititute of Development