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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Krishnadas Rajagopal

Why can’t government call all-party meet on freebies, Supreme Court asks Centre

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre why it cannot call an all-party meeting to discuss ways to prevent “irrational freebies” from destroying the national economy and to draw a line between State largesse and welfare schemes.

The court’s question came even while toying with a proposal to form a “broad-based and neutral committee of experts” to study the problem of free gifts.

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