The Indian government constructs houses for the homeless, to move them out of the slums. Soon as these houses are constructed, the homeless, rent them out and moved to another slum. Where could the policy have gone wrong?
a. The policy would have been much more effective had the poor been given the cash equivalent of the house, to allocate effectively by themselves.
b. The government did not
allocate the funds to their highest use, as per the needs of the homeless.
c. The government failed to run the policy effectively.
d. Both A & B
d
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