Concept of Social Welfare: A Brief Study from the Perspective of India

Abstract

Since the middle of the 20th century, modern states, whether liberal or communist, established or developing, have assumed the function of a Welfare State in various historical periods. The term of Welfare State is expanding in the political lexicon and has multiple implications. Undoubtedly, the welfare state is a compromise between communism and unrestrained individualism. It attempts to include all the positive characteristics of the two types of governance for the benefit of the people.