India's free lunch costs $25 billion.

Update: 2025-09-23

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S3E12 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at the Government of India's massive food subsidy. Food is now free for 800 million Indians. But there is no such thing as a free lunch!

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India's free lunch costs $25 billion.

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India's free lunch costs $25 billion.

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India's free lunch costs $25 billion.