印度最高经济顾问警告说,目前的福利和养老金制度可能由于人口变化而无法持续。 India’s top economic advisor warns that current welfare and pension systems may be unsustainable due to demographic shifts.

印度总理桑吉夫·桑亚勒的经济顾问警告说,目标不明确的福利计划和慷慨的公务员养老金计划可能会给子孙后代造成不可持续的财政负担。 Economic Advisor to India’s Prime Minister Sanjeev Sanyal warned that poorly targeted welfare programs and generous civil servant pension schemes could create unsustainable fiscal burdens for future generations. 他在访谈中强调,需要基于经济需要而不是身份的安全网,并批评诸如妇女免费乘坐公共汽车等普遍福利效率低下。 Speaking in an interview, he stressed the need for safety nets based on economic need, not identity, and criticized universal benefits like free bus travel for women as inefficient. 他警告说,随着印度劳动适龄人口在25年内萎缩,与欧洲财政紧张平行,现收现付养老金制度可能变得负担不起。 He cautioned that pay-as-you-go pension systems may become unaffordable as India’s working-age population shrinks within 25 years, drawing parallels with Europe’s fiscal strain. Sanyal敦促进行改革,以确保未来的养恤金安全,并警告年轻公务员,目前的承诺可能无法持续。 Sanyal urged reforms to ensure future pension security, warning young civil servants that current commitments may not be sustainable.