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Direct cash transfer to poor in India: They will consume more alcohol than food.

Direct cash transfer to poor in India: They  will consume more alcohol than food.
India lags in reducing poverty, hunger
Hindu Business Line
But, with direct cash transfers aimed at the poor in the hope that they
will consume more food, if it goes to men rather than women, they may end
up consuming more alcohol. Where does India stands in terms of food
security? Since the early 1990s, ...
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