Rs.200 estate-worker incentive legality dispute
What happened
A Budget 2026 proposal for a state-funded daily attendance incentive for private-sector estate workers was described by COPF as unlawful, triggering a political/legal dispute.
Accountability assessment
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A budget-design and legal-authority controversy; the policy objective and the financing mechanism are separate questions.
Evidence label: Controversy (The incident is real, but responsibility, motive, propriety or causal attribution remains contested.). Record as of edition 2026-08-24.
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