Narrow the ratio of income disparity between highest and lowest to 1:20
“Narrow the disparities in incomes and wealth so that the ratio between the lowest and highest income is brought to 1:20 and progressively to 1:10.”
GOL GOL BAATEINNot scorable
The verdict
Directional socialist aspirational pledge. The government appointed the Bhoothalingam Study Group on Wages, Incomes and Prices in October 1977, but its report faced trade union backlash and no statutory wage ratio was enacted. Not scored.
Rule applied: Not scorable: too vague to measure; counts toward the Gol Gol Index
Implied deadline (end of term): 24 Mar 1982AI draft · review pending
No rating
Evidence timeline
- Other1 May 1978· WikipediasupportsEconomic history of India ↗
“The Bhoothalingam committee examined national wage and income policies but its proposals were not implemented.”
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Promise ID janata-ls-1977-030 · drafted 6 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON