Aspirational districts fare better in poverty reductionThe average decline in number of multidimensionally poor was higher for aspirational districts between 2015-16 and 2019-21. However, they s...
23 Jul, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
46.87 lakh in Assam escaped multi-dimensional poverty in 5 yrs: Niti Aayog reportAssam has registered a significant decline of 13.30 percentage points in the number of multi-dimensional poverty, from 32.65 per cent in 20...
20 Jul, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar govt over NITI Aayog ranking of BiharWhile extending greetings for New Year, Yadav spoke to the media and said, "Whom do you hold responsible for Bihar being at the lowest in t...
02 Jan, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
Kerala's poverty index achievement reflective of govt's "unwavering commitment" towards social welfare: VijayanNITI Aayog's Multi-dimensional Poverty (MPI) Index listed the state as the one with lowest poverty of 0.71 per cent across India, followed ...
26 Nov, 2021, 10.21 PM IST
United Nations' multi-dimensional poverty index depicts 41 per cent of Gujarat is poor: CongressMaharashtra Cong said the United Nations' multi-dimensional poverty index developed in 2013 showed that 41 per cent of people in Gujarat we...
31 Mar, 2014, 10.16 PM IST
Gadgil-Mukherjee method to allocate funds to states still relevant: GovtThe Gadgil-Mukherjee formula for fund allocations to states by the Centre has not outlived its relevance with changing socio-economic scena...
06 Feb, 2014, 06.25 PM IST
Bihar given Rs 12,000-crore special package for 12th PlanThe special package has been given to bring about improvement in priority sectors power, road and irrigation.
12 Dec, 2013, 05.12 PM IST
Planning Commission to take states' views on Rajan reportRajan panel report suggested abolishing the special category status to states, and a new formula for providing assistance to the states on ...
20 Oct, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
- Raghuram Rajan panel report "positive" for Bihar: Shaibal Gupta
All states classified among the least developed states should join forces together on the lines of coalition of backward states to pitch fo...
29 Sep, 2013, 05.39 PM IST
Odisha, Bihar least developed, Gujarat less developed: Raghuram Rajan panelA high-level panel has recommended new criteria for measuring the backwardness of states and proposed the devolution of funds to them throu...
27 Sep, 2013, 02.00 AM IST
Raghuram Rajan panel report will help Bihar get more funds: Nitish KumarKumar said other states would also benefit from the new methodology for devolving funds based on Multi Dimensional Index (MDI).
26 Sep, 2013, 06.45 PM IST
Bihar will gain nothing from Raghuram Rajan report: Sushil Kumar Modi"Will you align with Cong after it has again betrayed aspiration of people of Bihar by not granting special category status to Bihar?" he a...
26 Sep, 2013, 06.16 PM IST
JD(U) heaps praise on Nitish for Bihar's backward state statusBased on MDI, the Raghuram Rajan panel named Odisha, Bihar, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, UP & Rajastha...
26 Sep, 2013, 06.06 PM IST
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh least developed among North-eastern states : ReportAssam and Arunachal Pradesh is identified as the " Least Developed" states according to the Report of the Dr Raghuram Rajan Committee.
26 Sep, 2013, 02.18 PM IST
- Growth story doesn't extend to education, health
India is one of the world's top-10 performers in terms of income growth over the last 40 years, but is far outperformed by much poorer coun...
05 Nov, 2010, 05.06 AM IST
- India ranks 119 on human development index
India compares very poorly with countries with high level of human development on all indicators such as life expectancy, education and per...
05 Nov, 2010, 04.53 AM IST
- '8 Indian states poorer than Africa’s 26 poorest'
Eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together account for more poor people than the 26 poorest African nati...
13 Jul, 2010, 07.00 AM IST