The annual budget of Maharashtra's Ladli Bahin Yojna is ₹46,000 crore. This amount exceeds the DRDO budget (₹24,000 crore) and the ISRO budget (₹13,000 crore).
Remember, this is just one state. Almost all states are running Ladli Behan, Chulbuli Nanand, Chidchidi Fufi Yojnas, whose combined budgets surpass the Union budgets for health, education, and other critical sectors.
And these are just one type of freebies. Add to this the ₹60,000 crore Kisaan Sammaan Yojna, the ₹11,80,000 crore (over five years) free ration scheme, free water/electricity in various states, berozgari bhattas, and many more.
Freebies will eventually take this country down. While there's no hope from political parties, why doesn't the SC takes it suo motu, form a constitutional bench or something, and take steps to nullify or regulate such freebies? Surely, they understand the dangerous path we are treading, right?
