Congress should come up with plan to implement Rahul's NYAY: Experts

Say Congress undoing what it achieved through MNREGA by targeting beneficiaries

The Congress should come up with calculations to fulfil its President Rahul Gandhi’s promise of providing Rs 6,000 to 50 million families a month under the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY), according to economists. 

They said identifying the beneficiaries would create problems. 

Gandhi had on Monday announced the Congress, if it came to power after the Lok Sabha polls, would ensure a flat Rs 72,000 per year to 250 million people.

This means an additional expenditure of Rs 3.5 trillion, which constitutes almost 1.9 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The party said its promise was doable.

Former principal economic advisor to