13 crore Indians came out of poverty in five years, claims Union Minister Piyush Goyal

He cited a NITI Aayog report saying that the share of India’s multidimensionally poor fell from 24.85% in 2015-’16 to 14.96% in 2019-’21.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 29, 2023 · 09:15 am

How many people live below the poverty line in India? It could be 34 million or 373 million

In the absence of data, estimates differ widely.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· May 05, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Colonial roots, criminalising the vulnerable: Why India’s laws against begging need an urgent rehaul

The laws should be reformed to address poverty and ensure the rehabilitation of those with few means to survive.

Sneha Priya Yanappa

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Avinash Reddy

· Apr 16, 2023 · 09:00 am

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