‘If free electricity of up to 200 units a month…’: Narayana Murthy calls for checks on freebies

The co -founder of the Infosys NR NARYANA MURTHY pocket in the culture of free gifts in India, urged entrepreneurs to focus on creating job opportunities by innovation to eliminate poverty.

Speaking at Tiecon Mumbai 2025, Mortthi stressed that poverty “will fade like dew in a sunny morning” if India is strengthened by innovative companies “instead of relying on flyers.

“I have no doubt that each of you will create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and this is the way you solve the problem of poverty. You do not solve the problem of poverty by free gifts. No country has succeeded in it.”

Mortthi’s comments come at a time when India supports 80 rupees through monthly cash transfers, and with the continued increase in the debate about the free in exchange for sustainable economic growth.

And explaining that he does not speak from a political lens or governance, Mortth said that his suggestions are purely political recommendations. He stressed that the benefits and benefits must come with accountability, which indicates that the beneficiaries of government aid must prove measurable improvements in return.

He said: “If an example is given an example,” if free electricity that reaches 200 units is given, the state can make random surveys at the end of six months in these families to verify whether the children are studying more or if the parents ’interest in the child increases.”

Marthy’s comments are in line with a broader national debate about the long -term effect of free molds, even with the Supreme Court that is suspicious of the feasibility of these plans recently.

Mortthi also took an excavation when excessive use of artificial intelligence (AI) as the word tonne, noting that many artificial intelligence solutions are just “silly and ancient programs” that have been renamed as an advanced technology.