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India on way to become third largest economy: FM SitharamanIndia is set to become the world's third-largest economy soon. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced this progress. The nation has ...
India at UN, highlights lifting 250 million people out of poverty, reiterates commitment for food securityIndia reinforces its dedication to food security and poverty eradication at the UN, emphasizing digital infrastructure and targeted policie...
250 million people escaped multi-dimensional poverty between 2013-14 and 2022-23: NITI AayogAccording to the Aayog's working paper, jointly developed with UNDP, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan registering the hig...
At odds with the Multi Dimensional Poverty Index story?The recently released National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): A Progress Review 2023 by NITI Aayog and UNDP reveals a near-halving o...
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...
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...
To not be poor is glorious, rewardingNITI Aayog has corroborated earlier findings by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that 135 million people were lifted out of ...
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...
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 ...
Nationalism is BJP's inspiration, party will make India developed by 2047: PM Modi on manifesto launchModi said BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' aims to make India a developed nation by 2047, on completion of 100 years of Independence.
India should focus more on reducing poverty than inequality: Arvind PanagariyaInequality is complex as well as multi-dimensional and in developing countries like India, poverty reduction should take precedence over in...
Sustaining 7-7.5% growth needs more investment: Manmohan SinghEconomic policies have to be designed in a manner that the redistributive process does not fill up public financing and nor is the growth p...
MGNREGS to be the anchor programme for employment and livelihood guaranteeBased on the SECC data, the ministry began participatory planning under Mission Antyodaya beginning with the Gram Sabhas or village committ...
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...
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.
Poverty decline rate doubled during UPA regime: Montek Singh AhluwaliaMontek refuted remarks that the Government could be trying to keep major chunk of public from some benefits by showing reduction in poverty...
- 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...
- 55% of India’s population poor: Report
UNDP survey uses composite indicator to put poverty figure at 645 million.
- '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...
- More poor in eight states than 26 African nations
A UNDP survey says that eight Indian states have more poor than 26 African nations put together.