Letter to BS: Is Rahul Gandhi's NYAY Scheme a final assault on poverty?

In dismissing the scheme as a "bluff", the BJP runs the risk of being seen as anti-poor

The Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) (minimum income guarantee scheme) or Garibi Hatao 2.0 announced by Congress President Rahul Gandhi is an idea whose time has come. When implemented, millions of our compatriots will escape poverty. Described as the final assault on poverty, the scheme implicitly acknowledges every citizen’s right to a minimum income to lead a decent life and asserts the state’s responsibility to intervene to ensure minimum income to each household.

Additionally, the scheme has shifted the focus from Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) nationalism plank and brought back the improvement in the material circumstances as the main election issue. The