270 million Indians out of extreme poverty list: World BankIndia has made remarkable progress in reducing extreme poverty. World Bank data shows nearly 270 million people moved out of extreme povert...
08 Jun, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
India lifted 170 million out of poverty in a decade: World BankA World Bank report reveals India lifted 170 million people out of poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, with extreme poverty declining sign...
26 Apr, 2025, 12.37 AM IST
Rural poverty falls faster than Urban: SBI ResearchRural poverty in India declined to under 5% in 2023-24, surpassing urban areas, thanks to higher consumption growth among the bottom 0-5% d...
04 Jan, 2025, 12.12 AM IST
Govt mulls more frequent job data surveysIndia's Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is considering increasing the frequency of the Periodic Labour Force Su...
19 Jun, 2024, 08.57 PM IST
PMO holds meet on statistical reform"There is practically a consensus among academics and policymakers on the robustness and representativeness of the NSS survey methodology, ...
13 Feb, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
What happened to poverty during Covid pandemic in India?The decline in inequality and the much modest increase in poverty during the pandemic as observed in various studies is not a finding exclu...
30 Mar, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
India needs to focus on growth to alleviate poverty: Economic SurveyThe Survey said that unlike in advanced economies, in India, economic growth and inequality converge in terms of their effects on socio-eco...
29 Jan, 2021, 09.36 PM IST
National survey to estimate poverty with new metricsA major exercise has started to help estimate poverty levels, years after the poverty line idea was dumped.
21 Feb, 2020, 12.20 PM IST
New data may show big cut in number of poorEconomists said rapid economic growth and the use of technology for social sector programmes have helped make a significant dent in extreme...
27 Jan, 2019, 04.13 PM IST
Modi government set to revamp Indira Gandhi's poverty eradication 'Twenty Point Programme'The programme, which was launched by Indira Gandhi in 1975, rates states on their performance under different targets for below poverty lin...
01 Jul, 2015, 07.15 AM IST
- NSSO to carry out education, health survey from January 2014
The National Sample Survey Organisation will carry out a nationwide education and health survey starting from January next year.
23 Sep, 2013, 05.41 PM IST
Poverty levels decline significantly between 2009-12; less than 25% poor: NSSO SurveyPoverty level in the country may have declined significantly between 2009-10 and 2011-12, survey shows.
24 Jun, 2013, 08.44 AM IST
India will not be able to achieve crucial MDG targets: ReportIndia's poverty ratio is likely to be 26.7 per cent by 2015 while child mortality ratio is seen at 52 per thousand live births.
01 Jan, 2013, 08.02 PM IST
Government study fixes poverty line at Rs 66 for cities and Rs 35 for villagesHere is a new set of official statistics that can escalate the politically contentious debate on what constitutes the poverty line.
29 Apr, 2012, 06.19 AM IST
- Planning Commission to set up expert group to re-look at poverty numbers
The Planning Commission is likely to constitute an expert group to re-evaluate its claim that poverty has declined in India.
22 Mar, 2012, 03.18 PM IST
Discrepancy in data led to low poverty line: Montek SinghThe Commission's estimates faced criticism in Parliament for its description of poor and resultant fall in people below the poverty line.
20 Mar, 2012, 07.55 PM IST
- Reforms and poverty numbers
Neeraj Kaushal: India has not seen the kind of declines in poverty as witnessed in most of east Asia during the 1980s and much of the 1990s.
09 Sep, 2008, 12.56 AM IST