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Bibek Debroy's Last NDTV Column: Why India Needs A New Poverty Line
With the release of new data from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), there is an opportunity to recalibrate India's poverty line to reflect contemporary socio-economic conditions.
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"We Have Nothing To Be Ashamed Of": Naveen Patnaik To Party MLAs
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.
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Fact Check: Unrelated Ad Shared As Video On Congress'' Mahalakshmi Scheme
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.
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West Bengal Teacher Among Top 10 Finalists For $1M Global Education Prize
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.
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Pakistan's 40% Population Lives Below Poverty Line, Says World Bank: Report
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.
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World Bank's Warning To Pakistan Ahead Of General Polls
Pakistan is on brink of crisis where it should decide to remain a laggard with 40% population living below poverty line under elite capture or change course to take off for a brighter future.
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90-Year-Old Woman Living In Small Hut In Karnataka Gets An Electricity Bill Worth Rs 1.03 Lakh
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.
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'Nandini' Milk Daily For Poorest Families: 5 BJP Promises For Karnataka
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.
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Congress's 3rd Guarantee Ahead Of Karnataka Polls: 10 kg Free Rice To Poor
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
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Ashok Gehlot Slashes LPG Cylinder Prices To Less Than Half In Rajasthan
Come April and the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan will provide cooking gas cylinders at Rs 500 for people under the poverty line and those enrolled in the Ujjwala scheme.
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Ukraine Has Tenfold Increase In Poverty Due To War, Says World Bank
Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities away from the front lines will complicate the dire economic situation facing the country, which has already seen a tenfold increase in poverty this year, a top World Bank official said.
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Karnataka Councillor Has 500 kg Jewellery And A Below Poverty Line Card
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.
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On Land Encroachment, Supreme Court Says "Being Below Poverty Line..."
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.
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Karnataka Eases Covid Compensation Criteria For Financially Weak Families
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.
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Income Up To Rs 1.8 Lakh Under Below Poverty Line Category: Haryana Chief Minister
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.
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Bibek Debroy's Last NDTV Column: Why India Needs A New Poverty Line
With the release of new data from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), there is an opportunity to recalibrate India's poverty line to reflect contemporary socio-economic conditions.
-
"We Have Nothing To Be Ashamed Of": Naveen Patnaik To Party MLAs
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.
-
Fact Check: Unrelated Ad Shared As Video On Congress'' Mahalakshmi Scheme
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.
-
West Bengal Teacher Among Top 10 Finalists For $1M Global Education Prize
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% Population Lives Below Poverty Line, Says World Bank: Report
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.
-
World Bank's Warning To Pakistan Ahead Of General Polls
Pakistan is on brink of crisis where it should decide to remain a laggard with 40% population living below poverty line under elite capture or change course to take off for a brighter future.
-
90-Year-Old Woman Living In Small Hut In Karnataka Gets An Electricity Bill Worth Rs 1.03 Lakh
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.
-
'Nandini' Milk Daily For Poorest Families: 5 BJP Promises For Karnataka
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.
-
Congress's 3rd Guarantee Ahead Of Karnataka Polls: 10 kg Free Rice To Poor
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
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Ashok Gehlot Slashes LPG Cylinder Prices To Less Than Half In Rajasthan
Come April and the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan will provide cooking gas cylinders at Rs 500 for people under the poverty line and those enrolled in the Ujjwala scheme.
-
Ukraine Has Tenfold Increase In Poverty Due To War, Says World Bank
Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities away from the front lines will complicate the dire economic situation facing the country, which has already seen a tenfold increase in poverty this year, a top World Bank official said.
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Karnataka Councillor Has 500 kg Jewellery And A Below Poverty Line Card
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.
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On Land Encroachment, Supreme Court Says "Being Below Poverty Line..."
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 Eases Covid Compensation Criteria For Financially Weak Families
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.
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Income Up To Rs 1.8 Lakh Under Below Poverty Line Category: Haryana Chief Minister
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.
