Welfare or Growth? What India’s Inequality Debate Gets Wrong | Prof. Reetika Khera
Do you think welfare is a burden on the economy?
In today’s political climate, you’ve probably heard about the so-called “revdi culture”, the idea that welfare schemes are dangerous for economic development. Maybe you've even felt frustrated by the flood of welfare announcements before elections. Or found yourself confused in the middle of the debate.
In this episode of the Nous Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Reetika Khera, a leading Indian development economist and Professor at IIT Delhi, to dive deep into these questions.
Drawing from her new book, "Revdi Ya Haq," Dr. Khera helps us rethink welfare, not as charity, but as a constitutional right.
This conversation challenges us to rethink not just welfare, but also our assumptions. It forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth: In India, those who dismiss welfare as unproductive often belong to a privileged class, while calling themselves "middle class" to deny the deep inequalities that persist.
