Electoral politics in India is constantly changing—and at the center of this change are direct cash transfer schemes to women. In Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar… Women-Centric Freebies have become the biggest weapon to win elections in almost every state. The question is whether this is really a Welfare Model or a way to hollow out the state treasury? In this video, we will understand in detail how Tamil Nadu and Karnataka not only increased women participation to 40% by providing Color TV, Mixer Grinder, LPG, Cycle and Maternity Support to women, but also made a big contribution in Industrial Growth. But when this model is being adopted as Direct Cash Transfer, many institutions including RBI have warned of financial danger. We will see how only 12 states together spent ₹1.68 lakh crore on these freebies. In Bihar alone, new cash schemes worth ₹33,000 crore will eat up 55% of the state’s total tax revenue (₹59,520 crore)—at a time when Bihar already has a debt of ₹4.06 lakh crore. Then we will look at Brazil’s Bolsa Familia—the world’s largest Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme—which not only reduced poverty but also increased votes, but increased the country’s debt to 80% of GDP and slowed down growth. So is Women Cash Transfer the future of Welfare or Fiscal Time Bomb? Watch the video to know the whole truth!
