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Poverty In India

Less inequality can push growth, poverty alleviation in India: Piketty

Piketty advocated a wealth tax on Indian billionaires to finance social infrastructure

Less inequality can push growth, poverty alleviation in India: Piketty
Updated On : 13 Dec 2024 | 11:21 PM IST

Zero poverty scheme: UP official meets 1st beneficiary in visit to villages

A family in Salauli village, around 17 km from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, was selected as the first beneficiary of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's ambitious scheme to eradicate extreme poverty from the state. Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh visited several villages before talking a decision on the family that will be eligible for the UP government's 'Zero Poverty Scheme'. He travelled only with his wife and without his usual entourage to identify the beneficiaries, a statement issued on Saturday said. "His search ended in Gosaiganj, Lucknow, where he met a family who truly needed support. Engaging in a heartfelt conversation, he extended Diwali greetings, presenting them with sweets and gifts," the statement read. 'Zero Poverty Scheme' aims to the eliminate extreme poverty in Uttar Pradesh by identifying 25 lakh underprivileged families across Uttar Pradesh, enabling them to access government benefits and boost their annual income to Rs 1,25,000 per family, it said. A statew

Zero poverty scheme: UP official meets 1st beneficiary in visit to villages
Updated On : 02 Nov 2024 | 11:40 PM IST

Before announcing a big programme, govt should test it: Iqbal Dhaliwal

Dhaliwal spoke about evidence-based policymaking in India, and universal basic income, among other things

Before announcing a big programme, govt should test it: Iqbal Dhaliwal
Updated On : 23 Oct 2024 | 12:02 AM IST

India among 5 nations with largest number of people living in poverty: UN

India is among the five countries globally with the largest number of people living in poverty, according to the UN report that said 1.1 billion people, over half of them minors, live in acute poverty worldwide. The latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released on Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) based at the University of Oxford. It said that 1.1 billion people live in acute poverty worldwide, with 40 per cent living in countries experiencing war, fragility and/or low peacefulness, according to at least one of the three widely used datasets of conflict settings. India has 234 million people living in poverty, which is medium Human Development Index, placing the country among five globally with the largest number of people living in poverty. The other four countries are Pakistan (93 million), Ethiopia (86 million), Nigeria (74 million) and the Democratic Republi

India among 5 nations with largest number of people living in poverty: UN
Updated On : 18 Oct 2024 | 7:16 PM IST

129 mn Indians living in extreme poverty in 2024: World Bank report

Earlier, the World Bank had said that extreme poverty in India declined by 38 million in 2021 to 167.49 million, following a surge in the two preceding years

129 mn Indians living in extreme poverty in 2024: World Bank report
Updated On : 16 Oct 2024 | 12:18 AM IST

India progresses in feeding people, has miles to go to meet target

Despite improvement, one in four of the world's undernourished live in the country

India progresses in feeding people, has miles to go to meet target
Updated On : 03 Aug 2024 | 12:10 AM IST

Here's how smartphones became India's superhero in fight against poverty

'India has been able to lift 800 million people out of poverty over the past five to six years simply by the use of smartphones,' said UNGA President Dennis Francis

Here's how smartphones became India's superhero in fight against poverty
Updated On : 02 Aug 2024 | 5:41 PM IST

India lifted 800 mn people out of poverty 'simply by smartphone': UNGA prez

He highlighted how people in rural areas of India, are able to make payments and pay bills just on the touch of a smartphone

India lifted 800 mn people out of poverty 'simply by smartphone': UNGA prez
Updated On : 02 Aug 2024 | 6:59 AM IST

PM Modi urges states to attract FDI, suggests 'investor-friendly charter'

Investor friendly charter, zero poverty and demographic management plans highlights of NITI Aayog meet

PM Modi urges states to attract FDI, suggests 'investor-friendly charter'
Updated On : 27 Jul 2024 | 9:02 PM IST

Rural India drives drop in poverty count over 6 years: Economic Survey

Survey says nearly 135 mn have emerged from multidimensional poverty

Rural India drives drop in poverty count over 6 years: Economic Survey
Updated On : 22 Jul 2024 | 10:45 PM IST

Targeting poverty

Govt must revamp social-safety programmes

Targeting poverty
Updated On : 11 Jul 2024 | 9:45 PM IST

India needs new poverty line for estimating extent of deprivation: Debroy

We still do not have an official (definition of) poverty line that goes beyond the Tendulkar Committee, says Debroy

India needs new poverty line for estimating extent of deprivation: Debroy
Updated On : 19 Jun 2024 | 11:43 PM IST

Education, wealth likely to explain fertility rates better than religion

Research also suggests that the role of religion may be more limited when compared to other factors

Education, wealth likely to explain fertility rates better than religion
Updated On : 28 Apr 2024 | 11:11 PM IST

From 'god-gifted' to press freedom: What PM Modi said in Newsweek interview

The Prime Minister spoke on a host of issues ranging from India-China border tensions to India's economic growth and Ram Mandir, among others

From 'god-gifted' to press freedom: What PM Modi said in Newsweek interview
Updated On : 11 Apr 2024 | 11:16 AM IST

Bihar's half revolution

'Broken Promises' is a political history of Bihar, offering a meticulous account of the interplay of land, caste, crime and politics that has kept the state in perpetual poverty

Bihar's half revolution
Updated On : 26 Mar 2024 | 10:20 PM IST

Do we need new line to assess poverty? Should an expert panel be appointed?

The Rangarajan Committee used alternative methodology, wherein a household is considered poor if it is unable to save

Do we need new line to assess poverty? Should an expert panel be appointed?
Updated On : 13 Mar 2024 | 10:57 PM IST

'Our estimates & those on Tendulkar formula show poverty fall over 12 yrs'

The rate of poverty decline in percentage points was higher in urban areas in the Rangarajan-Dev estimates over this period than in SBI research

'Our estimates & those on Tendulkar formula show poverty fall over 12 yrs'
Updated On : 12 Mar 2024 | 11:57 PM IST

Do we need a new line to assess poverty based on CES for 2022-23?

At the $3.2 per capita per day poverty line, which the World Bank uses for lower-middle-income countries such as India, poverty rate declined from 53.6% during 2011-12 to 20.8% during 2022-23

Do we need a new line to assess poverty based on CES for 2022-23?
Updated On : 05 Mar 2024 | 10:59 AM IST

Devolution for development

Developed India needs local government-led human development to truly become an Inclusive India

Devolution for development
Updated On : 04 Mar 2024 | 12:20 AM IST

Economists divided over poverty decline claims by SBI, Niti Aayog

The SBI report estimated the new poverty line at Rs 1,622 for rural areas and Rs 1,929 for urban areas

Economists divided over poverty decline claims by SBI, Niti Aayog
Updated On : 28 Feb 2024 | 11:03 PM IST