The Great Indian Poverty Debate, 2.0

Has the Modi government really accelerated poverty reduction? It is hard to tell as the country has effectively stopped measuring poverty.

Justin Sandefur

· Apr 26, 2022 · 11:30 am

Fact check: Has extreme poverty in India really dropped below 1%, as a new IMF paper claims?

Economists are sceptical of the claim that the country’s food security scheme helped avert a rise in extreme poverty. Here’s why.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Apr 22, 2022 · 07:30 pm

What statistics miss: Even households earning eight times the poverty line suffer from deprivation

The poverty line is based on the expenditure required to maintain a minimum level of health, education and nutritional outcome.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 05, 2022 · 01:30 pm

For India to measure poverty and achieve development goals, it needs a multipronged approach

While the new multidimensional poverty index is a welcome change, there is a need for data on the utilisation of government schemes.

Manjula M

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Amalendu Jyotishi

· Mar 03, 2022 · 09:00 am

India’s poverty rate fell by half between 2005-’06 and 2015-’16: UN report

The poorest groups – across states, castes, religions, and ages – had the biggest reductions in the decade.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 22, 2018 · 10:34 am

Urban India’s paradox: The homeless risk death daily on the streets even as shelters remain empty

A government scheme to ensure one shelter for every 100,000 residents has not been implemented according to plan.

Manipadma Jena

· Nov 18, 2017 · 07:30 pm

What a tribunal that blamed a man sleeping on the road for his death should know about homelessness

The motor accident claims tribunal recently ruled that a man run over by a dumper truck was equally to blame for the accident.

Harsh Mander

· Apr 10, 2017 · 10:30 am

Modi's Gujarat has fared badly on poverty alleviation, however you measure it

The state's record on this front is bad whether you go by a person's daily spending on goods and services or use other telling but often ignored indicators such as the wages of casual labour or leakages in the public distribution system.

Sumana Ramanan

· Feb 08, 2014 · 08:15 am