The time is always right to do what is right.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We should do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Essentially, in the future, physical work will be a choice.
This is why I think long term there will need to be a universal basic income.

Elon Musk

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

Mahatma Gandhi

The true business of people should be to go back to school
and think about whatever it was they were thinking about
before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living.

R. Buckminster Fuller

We should explore ideas like universal basic income
to make sure that everyone has a cushion to try new ideas.

Mark Zuckerberg

The solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by
a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Basic income is not a utopia,
it's a practical business plan for the next step of the human journey.

Jeremy Rifkin

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, "What are you doing for others?"

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

When education and resources are available to all without a price tag,
there will be no limit to the human potential.

Jacque Fresco

I'm a capitalist, and I believe that
universal basic income is necessary for capitalism to continue.

Andrew Yang

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world.
In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

A certain small income, sufficient for necessities, should be secured for all, whether they work or not.

Bertrand Russel

Motivation

Given the current trends in technology, AI and robotics, computers and machines could possibly replace many jobs. Overall, this is a positive development as explained in this 2012 TEDx talk.

It is essential to make this transition smooth, and to ensure that everybody has the means, at minimum to survive, and at maximum to pursue their goals. One way is through a Universal Basic Income, a fundamental right that guarantees a regular basic income for every citizen.

Several UBI experiments have already been conducted, and newer ones would continue in the future. This project can be considered similar in nature, but with some important features:

  • UBI experiments are typically designed for a limited number of people, through regional, economic or other prerequisites. For this project, the only prerequisites are a valid Aadhar card and a UPI account. Thus, in theory it could reach hundreds of millions of users, essentially the largest UBI experiment on the planet.
  • UBI experiments are also typically time-limited; running for a few months to years. For this project, there is no planned end date. Thus, in theory it could keep running as long as there are funds to keep paying a UBI to the participants.