An expert panel on poverty level determination has been recommended: Minister“It is recommended that an expert committee be set up to arrive at an informed decision on the level at which the poverty line should be se...
04 Feb, 2021, 01.58 PM IST
Govt mulls setting up expert committee to fix new poverty lineGovt had set up a task force on poverty elimination in the country in 2015 under the chairmanship of then NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind P...
05 Feb, 2020, 02.12 PM IST
NITI poverty elimination task force submits report to ModiArvind Panagariya, at a press conference, said that while NITI lays the roadmap to transform UP, many other states are now seeking developm...
02 Jun, 2017, 08.20 PM IST
Niti Aayog set to redraw the poverty line“We will soon set up an expert committee to narrowly look at the poverty line issue only, as most states are politically not in sync with e...
13 Jan, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
No consensus on higher poverty line: MinisterThe present poverty estimates are based on the methodology recommended by the Expert Group under the chairmanship of Suresh D Tendulkar in ...
16 Nov, 2016, 07.16 PM IST
Southern states agree to NITI Aayog's poverty line end-useThe participating states expressed concern about availability of drinking water in their respective areas and wanted the NITI Aayog to take...
19 Apr, 2016, 06.11 PM IST
NITI Aayog task force bats for Tendulkar committee's Low Poverty LineNITI Aayog, the government's premier think tank, has suggested a two-pronged strategy to eliminate extreme poverty in the country.
19 Mar, 2016, 03.13 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi calls NITI Aayog's Governing Council meet tomorrowPrime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to discuss the contentious land acquisition bill with the chief ministers at NITI Aayog's Governing ...
14 Jul, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi calls NITI Aayog's Governing Council meet on July 15The Prime Minister has called the meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog on July 15. Among other issues land bill is likely to come...
11 Jul, 2015, 08.11 PM IST
NITI Aayog mulls proposal for DBT to five most deprived families in every villageUnder the proposal, the beneficiaries would be identified by the panchayats and they would be provided direct central assistance through va...
13 Jun, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
Five poorest families in every village may soon get extra government attentionThe beneficiaries would be identified by the panchayats and would be provided direct central assistance through various government schemes.
29 May, 2015, 11.23 AM IST
NITI Aayog's anti-poverty drive to focus on raising rural wages and creating jobsThe task force, headed by NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya and including member Bibek Debroy, is expected to submit its report by...
25 May, 2015, 11.54 AM IST
NITI Aayog likely to junk expenditure criterion for estimating poorA 14-member task force headed by NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya is contemplating the 40% mark based on 2011 data from NSSO.
11 May, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Maharashtra government sets up task force on agriculture developmentThe 12-member task force for agriculture development will be headed by the additional chief secretary (Agriculture).
18 Apr, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
New methodology to estimate number of poor soonA task-force headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya will soon come up with a new methodology to estimate the number of poor i...
07 Apr, 2015, 10.52 PM IST
Centre sets up task force to create road map to alleviate povertyThe Centre has not accepted the Rangarajan panel suggestion that it was possible for a person to survive on Rs 32 a day. The logic was slam...
20 Mar, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
Union Budget 2011: Direct cash subsidy on fuel, fertilizers by Mar '12Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the govt will provide a direct cash subsidy on kerosene and fertilisers to the poor from March next ...
28 Feb, 2011, 12.43 PM IST