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Topic: Poverty

An income scheme for ‘Garibi Hatao’ as a PM sells ‘chowkidar’ merchandise

Mannat Chawla - March 26, 2019

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Rahul Gandhi declares minimum income scheme for poor, calls it ‘final assault on poverty’

Neelam Pandey - March 25, 2019

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi promises to ensure that every family is guaranteed an income of at least Rs 12,000 per month, says scheme fiscally prudent.

India needs more, not less, globalisation for its workers to enjoy higher salaries

Anirban Nag - March 6, 2019

Nearly 10 million Indians enter the workforce every year in a country where almost 60% of the population live below the poverty line.

Looks like even Modi govt can’t deliver anything more than cash for the poor

TN Ninan - February 9, 2019

From focusing on the ‘aspirational’, the Narendra Modi government has gone ‘aam aadmi’ with a vengeance.

It’s time to remonetise the Indian economy with Rahul Gandhi’s minimum income guarantee

Praveen Chakravarty - January 29, 2019

It is time to stop the continuing decline of India’s poor. And Congress’ minimum income guarantee can do exactly that.

20 lakh seats reserved in private schools for poor children but only 20% get filled

Kritika Sharma - December 21, 2018

Report reveals that few private schools have fulfilled this mandatory condition under the RTE Act, and state govts haven’t cracked the whip.

Six transgender candidates promise to make a difference as MP votes Wednesday

Sakshi Arora - November 28, 2018

Shabnam Mausi, India’s first transgender MLA, among six candidates who have highlighted issues such as lack of development, poverty among others.

Azhar Maqsusi: The man looking to eliminate hunger from India, one meal at a time

Achyut Mishra - November 3, 2018

Azhar Maqsusi, who founded the NGO Hunger Has No Religion, shares his journey with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on Walk The Talk.

How a dangerously low poverty line is causing India more harm

Yash Mehta - November 3, 2018

A low poverty line results in diminished economic growth and flawed policies like demonetisation.

Live in Mumbai’s slums to enjoy poverty, says this Dutch NGO member

Sandhya Ramesh - October 6, 2018

'Poverty tourism' in the slums of Mumbai shows a superficial understanding of the problem.

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