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welfare state

/ˌwelfeə ˈsteɪt/noun

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कल्याणकारी राज्य (की व्यवस्था)

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noun
  1. 1

    [singular]

    a system in which the government provides free or cheap services, such as health care, education and pensions, and money for people who are poor, old, ill or without work

    कल्याणकारी राज्य (की व्यवस्था)

    • The welfare state came under pressure as the population aged.
    • Free school meals are part of the welfare state.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a country that has such a system

    कल्याणकारी राज्य

    • The Directive Principles aim to make India a welfare state.
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The Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV of the Indian Constitution are meant to set up a welfare state in India.

भारतीय संविधान के Part IV में दिए गए Directive Principles of State Policy का उद्देश्य भारत में कल्याणकारी राज्य की स्थापना करना है।

The modern British welfare state was built after the Second World War on the basis of the Beveridge Report of 1942.

आधुनिक ब्रिटिश welfare state द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध के बाद 1942 की Beveridge Report के आधार पर बनाया गया।