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POVERTY LINE

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The World Bank does improve on how it arrives at its state and sectoral poverty lines. (Bloomberg) Premium

Himanshu: The World Bank’s revision of its poverty estimates is befuddling

4 min read . 26 Jun 2025
In the 1950s, the ministry of statistics and programme implementation tried to collect income data as part of its consumption expenditure survey. (Mint) Premium

All-India income survey: Let’s not miss this opportunity to get it right

3 min read . 25 Jun 2025
Despite significant improvements in headline poverty metrics, a closer examination reveals a more complex reality. (HT) Premium

The poverty line has moved but have basic vulnerabilities in India eased?

5 min read . 09 Jun 2025
The economy needs prosperity that’s widely distributed. Premium

Mint Quick Edit | Poverty isn’t widespread but prosperity needs to be

1 min read . 09 Jun 2025
The poverty line is a minimum level of spending needed to meet one’s basic nutrition, clothing and shelter needs. Photo: Amit Bhargava/Bloomberg News Premium

Mint Explainer: What the World Bank's new poverty line means for India

6 min read . 09 Jun 2025
The fact that there are now two World Bank estimates of poverty using the same poverty line is problematic in the context of assessing India’s poverty reduction. (Bloomberg News.) Premium

Himanshu: India needs official poverty data for effective policymaking

4 min read . 01 May 2025
India is currently a lower middle-income country. (HT) Premium

India must redraw its poverty line to reflect economic progress

4 min read . 29 Apr 2025
While HCES data is not comparable with National Accounts, it shows a more modest recovery in consumption than the latter. (Mint) Premium

Himanshu: What consumption data reveals of India’s economy

3 min read . 20 Mar 2025
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, (AP) Premium
economist

Bill Gates on how feeding children properly can transform global health

5 min read . 26 Jan 2025
Only one-third of countries are on track even to halve their national poverty levels this decade, and forecasts suggest that more than 600 million people will still be living in extreme poverty by 2030. (Bloomberg) Premium

The uphill battle against poverty

8 min read . 01 Jan 2025
Most of these places have high population density, and little land and other natural resources per capita. Premium

India has four types of poverty. One of them perpetuates the other three.

4 min read . 25 Sep 2024
The poverty threshold varies from country to country according to people’s social and economic conditions. Premium

Why India needs a new method to count its poor

2 min read . 27 Jun 2024
For the first time in Indian history, inequality has declined in both rural and urban areas. Premium

India’s development landscape has undergone a structural shift

4 min read . 27 Feb 2024
Multidimensional poverty: how to read the data (Madhu Kapparath) Premium

Did 250 million Indians exit poverty? Explaining the math behind the data

3 min read . 17 Jan 2024
135Million Indians came out of poverty trap in five years Premium

135Million Indians came out of poverty trap in five years | Mint Primer | Mint

04 Aug 2023
What they don't tell you about India's poverty numbers Premium

What they don't tell you about India's poverty numbers | Mint Explains | Mint

20 Jul 2023
The number of MDP Indians dropped by an estimated 135 million—that’s a 10 percentage point drop over the five years applied to the 2021 population projection. (AFP) Premium

Poor no longer? Dimensions of poverty in India

2 min read . 18 Jul 2023
The argument over Indian poverty will soon cease to be, as three organisations (NSSO, NCAER and CMIE) have ongoing surveys on consumption, The dictum “let us publish any poverty estimate” will no longer be advisable. Premium

Poverty in India is yet again being overstated

10 min read . 05 Jun 2023
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, (AP) Premium
economist

Bill Gates on how feeding children properly can transform global health

5 min read . 26 Jan 2025
The argument over Indian poverty will soon cease to be, as three organisations (NSSO, NCAER and CMIE) have ongoing surveys on consumption, The dictum “let us publish any poverty estimate” will no longer be advisable. Premium

Poverty in India is yet again being overstated

10 min read . 05 Jun 2023
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