Ageing in India : Need for Universal Pension Scheme

India has low pension coverage, and the pension system is unable to fulfill its purpose. A non-contributory, basic pension can guarantee a regular income in old age to all residents of the country, regardless of earning or occupation. The feasibility of introducing such a pension in India is explored in this paper. It is argued that a properly crafted universal pension scheme will increase the coverage of pension without putting stress on the fisc

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Singh, Charan ; Bharati, Kanchan ; Sanyal, Ayanendu
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Indien \| India \| Alternde Bevölkerung \| Aging population \| Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung \| Public pension system \| Altersvorsorge \| Retirement provision \| Hochschule \| Higher education institution

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (7 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Economic & Political Weekly, May 2, Vol. 50(18), 41 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 2, 2015 erstellt
Classification:	A00 - General Economics and Teaching. General ; E00 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics. General ; H00 - Public Economics. General ; J00 - Labor and Demographic Economics. General
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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