India' Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) national convention in New Delhi in this February 27, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/Files
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes one year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India's 1.25 billion people are coming in for sharp criticism, including from within his cabinet.
In a break with India's socialist past, Modi has saved money on federal social and subsidy expenditure and pumped it into an infrastructure stimulus he hopes will trigger a spurt in economic growth.
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