Women-focused cash transfer quickly goes from being a vote catcher to being a welfare pillar
Unconditional cash transfers (UCT) to women have rapidly evolved from a political novelty to a significant welfare pillar in India, expanding from one state in 2020 to 15 states currently. The annual outlay for these programs has surged from Rs 1,600 crore in 2020 to an estimated Rs 2.46 lakh crore by 2025, a scale…