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TENDULKAR POVERTY LINE
Niti Aayog may set up panel to draw up a new poverty lineThe re-look at the issue was necessitated as the Niti Aayog has to measure the impact of the government's anti-poverty schemes and set a ta...09 Jul, 2016, 10.45 AM 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
- Female scarcity in labour market is raising wages, reducing povertyA key aim of MNREGA was to increase female work participation. It improves their incentive to work more days per year. Yet, the opposite ha...20 Aug, 2014, 05.59 AM IST
- India has 100 million more poor: C Rangarajan CommitteeAs per the report submitted by Rangarajan persons spending below Rs 47 a day in cities would be considered poor.07 Jul, 2014, 01.33 PM IST
- New poverty line: Rs 32 in villages, Rs 47 in citiesThe poverty line had been fixed at Rs 27 in rural areas and Rs 33 in urban areas, levels at which getting two meals may be difficult.07 Jul, 2014, 10.23 AM IST
- Planning Commission sticks to old formula to define poorPeople spending more than Rs 27.2 per day in villages and Rs 33.3 in cities are not poor, according to latest data released by the governme...24 Jul, 2013, 10.55 AM IST
- Now, only 22 per cent Indians below poverty line: Planning CommissionThe number of India's poor fell to less than a quarter of its population in 2011-12, according to a Planning Commission estimate.24 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Poverty declines to 21.9% in the country in 2011-12Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9% in 2011-12 from 37.2% in 2004-05 on account of increase in per capita consumption, Plann...23 Jul, 2013, 06.46 PM IST
- New panel to consider poverty lineIn the wake of the Planning Commission's controversial definition of povery last year, a new panel is likely to be formed to consider the c...20 Nov, 2012, 08.51 PM IST
- Jairam Ramesh attacks MPs questioning plan panel's definition of poorAs per the methodology adopted by the Tendulkar Committee for estimation of poverty, the spend on health and education is also factored in.07 Apr, 2012, 10.19 PM IST
- Myths about poverty lines: Critics of the Planning Commission are in denial about India’s efforts to combat destitutionBy the sheer loudness of their protests, NGOs, journalists and intellectuals have bamboozled the prime minister into withdrawing the latest...30 Mar, 2012, 11.05 AM IST
- Planning Commission to set up new group to rework Suresh Tendulkar's poverty math soonThe Planning Commission will set up new technical group in next three months to re-visit the Suresh Tendulkar methodology of estimating pov...23 Mar, 2012, 08.19 AM IST
- Subsidies even for those spending over Rs 32 a dayAhluwalia and Jairam Ramesh said that states would not be required to peg the number of beneficiaries of Centre's welfare schemes.04 Oct, 2011, 08.07 AM IST
- BPL row: Rs 32 per capita per day does not represent Planning Commission's views, says Montek SinghPlanning Commission today said a new methodology will be worked out to determine entitlements of beneficiaries under various schemes for po...03 Oct, 2011, 07.57 PM IST
- Poverty line at Rs 32: Percentage of poor declining in the country, says Planning CommissionAs per Plan panel's estimates, 40.74 crore people were poor as on March 1, 2005. India's population is 121 crore as per the 2011 Census.26 Sep, 2011, 07.40 PM IST
- Unrealistic poverty estimates prompted govt to set up expert panel: TendulkarThe former chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council explained why his numbers are more credible in an interview with ET.25 May, 2010, 02.47 AM IST
- Plan panel estimate on BPL families in 10 days: MontekThe Planning Commission is expected to submit its estimate on the number of below the poverty line (BPL) families within 10 days to the gov...11 Apr, 2010, 11.47 AM IST
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