In a conversation with ThePrint, the two economists talked about how India needs a national poverty line, an updated Census, and must focus on releasing more data instead of less.
Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.
Five of Delhi’s 11 districts saw rise in multidimensional poverty between 2016 and 2021, shows NITI Aayog report. Share of education in city’s multidimensional poverty increased too.
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NITI Aayog data shows multidimensional poverty dipped for state as whole but rose marginally in urban areas. Inability to steer state's economy away from agriculture played role.
Per capita income of Gujarat is about double that of West Bengal, but both states are at comparable levels of multidimensional poverty. West Bengal also showed more progress in 5 yrs.
Madhya Pradesh has seen a reduction in poverty due to its welfare schemes including providing food, electricity and gainful employment across districts.
NITI Aayog Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023 shows 13.5 crore Indians escaped poverty between 2016 and 2021. Data suggests a big boost came from ‘standard of living’ indicators.
The study which used UN MPI, based on 12 indicators such as malnutrition, education and sanitation, said rural areas saw the strongest fall in poverty.
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