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The figures are part of the ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - National Indicator Framework Progress Report, 2025’
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The SBI Research note comes days after the World said extreme poverty in India dipped to 5.2 percent in 2022-23 from 27.1 percent nearly a decade ago
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The last detailed study on common property resources was carried out in 1998-99. CPR surveys were started in the 1980s.
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The missing census is putting policymaking on the dodgy ground of guesstimates
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In urban areas, the decline was less pronounced at 4.09 percent in 2023-24 compared with 4.6 percent in the previous year
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The World Bank has, on the other hand, credited China for leading the global extreme poverty reduction with its rapid economic growth which lifted more than 800 million people out of extreme poverty over three decades.
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A Moneycontrol analysis finds that the People’s Democratic Party has won nearly half the seats in elections held between 2002 and 2014
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Kishor suggested Congress should implement a caste census in states where they are currently in power, such as Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana, and aim to reduce poverty there.
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India is a member of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators until 2025 and hence is part of the 2025 comprehensive review of SDG global indicator framework.
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The PM mentioned the opposition only once in 2014 — the year he came to power — during his annual address to the nation on the momentous occasion. Will he make an exception in his speech tomorrow?
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Bangladesh’s economy was set to expand 6.6 percent in FY25, as per IMF
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States like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana were more successful in poverty reduction because of growth. While UP, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh made substantial reductions too. While Punjab’s slow per capita income growth between FY16 and FY23, has slowed poverty alleviation
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At present, there is no indicator to measure the progress achieved in eradicating extreme poverty, currently defined as people living on less than $1.25 per day.
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Debroy contends that poverty line estimate given by the Tendulkar committee is over a decade old. He added that it is Important to look at state wise inequality estimates
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The structure has a hammock, decorative string lights, potted plants and boasts safety measures, including two fire extinguishers prominently placed within its confines.
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The PPP $1.9 poverty line in 2011-12 was Rs 790 per person per month in rural areas and Rs 967 in urban India. For 2022-23, accounting for inflation factors provided in the HCES, poverty line in rural areas is Rs 1,452 and urban areas is Rs 1,752. Only 2.5% of rural and 1% of urban population has consumption expenditure lower than the above numbers, and hence are the only ones still below the poverty line
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Bhalla and Bhasin note that it took 30 years for India to witness a similar decline in poverty levels, which has now been witnessed over 11 years.
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According to data showed by World Poverty Clock, around 3.4 crore people are living in extreme poverty. The number was 4 crore in 2023 and 4.6 crore in the year before
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According to Soumya Kanti Ghosh, State Bank of India's group chief economic adviser, urban and rural poverty slumped to 4.6 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively, in 2022-23.
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The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released data on household consumption expenditure for the year 2022-23 on Saturday which shows per capita monthly household expenditure more than doubled in 2022-23 as compared to 2011-12.
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One problem with the latest estimate, admitted by Niti Aayog itself, is the impact of the COVID epidemic and its effect on data collection
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Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh recorded the largest decline in the number of multidimensional poverty between 2013-14 and 2022-23.
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Universal social protection is indispensable, guaranteeing income security, with a focus on society's most vulnerable members.
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According to some number crunching done by Business Standard, OECD data indicates that the average Indian in a low-income household will take seven generations to reach median income levels!
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Poverty in Pakistan rose within one year from 34.2 per cent to 39.4 per cent, with 12.5 million more people falling below the poverty line of the USD 3.65 per day income level, according to the World Bank.
