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Wrong to make people addicted for freebies

Kashmir Times. Dated: 5/25/2017 12:14:00 AM

Dear Editor,
It refers to Union cabinet giving nod to Maternity Benefit Programme for giving freebie of rupees six thousand to every woman employed in government and public-sector enterprise on her first pregnancy in 53 select districts of the country. It is significant that the costly gift of rupees 12661 crores of rupees in first three years from the public-exchequer was never demanded by any one. Otherwise also, employees in government and public-sector are considered to be better paid than those in private sector.
Withdrawal of such schemes may attract criticism. Central and state governments should avoid making people addicting to freebies at cost of public-exchequers funded by hard-earned money of tax-payers.
—Madhu Agrawal,
1775 Kucha Lattushah
Dariba Delhi.