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135Million Indians came out of poverty trap in five years | Mint Primer | Mint

Discover the remarkable progress India has made in reducing multidimensional poverty, with 135 million people lifted out of deprivation. This Niti Aayog report highlights the factors driving this positive change, including improved access to education, healthcare, and living standards. Explore the challenges that remain and the nation's commitment to achieving sustainable development goals. Join us for a comprehensive analysis of India's poverty reduction journey!

4 Aug 2023
Videos

What they don't tell you about India's poverty numbers | Mint Explains | Mint

In this video, we explore the issue of poverty in India and the challenges faced in accurately measuring it. The video highlights the leaked data from a 2017-18 consumer expenditure survey, which suggests a potential rise in national poverty rates. However, the government's response to this data has been controversial, raising questions about the accuracy and transparency of India's poverty measurements. The video delves into the complexities of measuring poverty in a developing economy like India and the political sensitivity around poverty numbers. We discuss the official poverty lines based on consumer expenditure surveys conducted by the National Sample Survey and the growing divergence between survey estimates and national accounts. The video also highlights the trade-offs between comparability and accuracy in survey design and the importance of transparency in India's statistical establishment. Overall, the video underscores the need for reliable poverty data to formulate policies that ensure economic gains are shared widely in India.

20 Jul 2023
News

How identifying as ‘poor’ affects poverty

Financial insecurity may shape how people define who they are and what they are capable of which influences their choices, finds a new study

1 min read4 Dec 2019
News

Arun Jaitley says extreme poverty falling, to end by 2031

Arun Jaitley said the number of people who live in poverty would drop to below 15% in the next 3 years and to a negligible level in the 10 years after thatOver 21% of India's 1.3 bn people lived on less than $1.90 a day in 2011, when the last census was taken, according to the World Bank

1 min read15 Apr 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Economic growth is a moral obligation to the poor

A single percentage point rise in GDP per capita can lift about 3 million Indians out of poverty

4 min read18 Mar 2019
Politics

India’s BIMARU states developing but not catching up

A new multidimensional calculation of poverty reveals that India's BIMARU states, despite having made some improvements, continue to be poor

3 min read30 Oct 2018
Money

Richest 10% of Indians own over 3/4th of wealth in India

While wealth has been rising in India, not everyone has shared in this growth. There is still considerable wealth poverty, says Credit Suisse’s India wealth report

2 min read23 Oct 2018
Opinion

Opinion | India’s progress against multidimensional poverty

There is a growing recognition among policymakers of the need for a multidimensional approach to assess deprivation

4 min read17 Oct 2018
Politics

Income inequality in India: Is the British Raj to blame?

A new research by economic historian Tirthankar Roy of London School of Economics finds that the role of the British in worsening income inequality may be overstated

1 min read17 Oct 2018
Politics

For India’s poorest, Aadhaar can be the difference between life and death

At least 14 people have died of starvation in Jharkhand since they didn't have a Aadhaar card or it wasn't linked to the ration shop

4 min read12 Sep 2018
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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