Below The Poverty Line

Odisha's outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said when he took charge of the state, 70 per cent of the population was living below the poverty line, and during his 24-year tenure, he brought it down to 10 per cent.

A clip has gone viral claiming to show a campaign video by the Indian National Congress (INC) on its 'Mahalakshmi' scheme that promises one lakh rupees annually to one woman from all families living below the poverty line in India.

During the Covid-19 lockdown, Deep Narayan Nayak took education outdoors to bridge the digital divide affecting disadvantaged children living below the poverty line in remote areas.

Pakistan's 40 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, as per the World Bank, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.

The nonagenarian had gotten the electricity connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme, aimed at providing electricity at a minimum price to people living below the poverty line in slums.

The BJP has promised free 'Nandini' brand's milk for those below the poverty line in Karnataka if it retains power in the state, weeks after a political row erupted over dairy giant Amul's entry into the state.

With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third "guarantee" of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, to fulfil its commitment t

A magistrate court has declared as null and void the election of a JD(S) councillor to a local body here, after he did not rebut the petitioner's claims of possessing 500 kg ornaments despite having a BPL card.

The Supreme Court Thursday said that being below the poverty line is "not an exception" to not abide by rule of law which has to be adhered to by all concerned.

Karnataka has relaxed the criteria for compensating families below the poverty line for Covid deaths by amending its earlier order, which removes the clause that said only those households where a "working" member has died, will get the amount.

Haryana households with a total annual income of Rs 1.8 lakh will be included in the below-poverty-line category families from April 2021, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday.

The first phase of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) project, aimed at providing free internet connections to families living Below Poverty Line in the state, was launched on Monday by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

The Karnataka government on Monday asked people possessing Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, despite being ineligible on account of owning either a two wheeler, TV, fridge or over five acres of land, to surrender them before March 31 or face legal action.

The Jharkhand government on Friday announced that it will give dhotis or lungis, and sarees to all families in the state living below the poverty line twice a year at a subsidised rate of Rs 10.

The Haryana government on Wednesday launched a scheme to give a packet of free sanitary napkins to about 22.50 lakh women and girls below the poverty line every month for a year.

Odisha's outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said when he took charge of the state, 70 per cent of the population was living below the poverty line, and during his 24-year tenure, he brought it down to 10 per cent.

A clip has gone viral claiming to show a campaign video by the Indian National Congress (INC) on its 'Mahalakshmi' scheme that promises one lakh rupees annually to one woman from all families living below the poverty line in India.

During the Covid-19 lockdown, Deep Narayan Nayak took education outdoors to bridge the digital divide affecting disadvantaged children living below the poverty line in remote areas.

Pakistan's 40 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, as per the World Bank, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.

The nonagenarian had gotten the electricity connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme, aimed at providing electricity at a minimum price to people living below the poverty line in slums.

The BJP has promised free 'Nandini' brand's milk for those below the poverty line in Karnataka if it retains power in the state, weeks after a political row erupted over dairy giant Amul's entry into the state.

With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third "guarantee" of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, to fulfil its commitment t

A magistrate court has declared as null and void the election of a JD(S) councillor to a local body here, after he did not rebut the petitioner's claims of possessing 500 kg ornaments despite having a BPL card.

The Supreme Court Thursday said that being below the poverty line is "not an exception" to not abide by rule of law which has to be adhered to by all concerned.

Karnataka has relaxed the criteria for compensating families below the poverty line for Covid deaths by amending its earlier order, which removes the clause that said only those households where a "working" member has died, will get the amount.

Haryana households with a total annual income of Rs 1.8 lakh will be included in the below-poverty-line category families from April 2021, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday.

The first phase of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) project, aimed at providing free internet connections to families living Below Poverty Line in the state, was launched on Monday by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

The Karnataka government on Monday asked people possessing Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, despite being ineligible on account of owning either a two wheeler, TV, fridge or over five acres of land, to surrender them before March 31 or face legal action.

The Jharkhand government on Friday announced that it will give dhotis or lungis, and sarees to all families in the state living below the poverty line twice a year at a subsidised rate of Rs 10.

The Haryana government on Wednesday launched a scheme to give a packet of free sanitary napkins to about 22.50 lakh women and girls below the poverty line every month for a year.