The NDTV Dialogues: Can India Defeat Poverty?
Our focus today is on what is India's biggest issue at the moment, yet not discussed enough: When will be able to end poverty? Currently, India has the largest number of poor people in the world. According to a UN report, 1/3rd of the world's extremely poor population lives in India. Election slogans over the years,'Garibi Hatao' and 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', have focused on poverty. When will we actually see action? For more on that I am joined by the Minister of State for Finance, Mr Jayant Sinha; Sachin Pilot, former Corporate Affairs Minister and currently the President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee; Professor Yogendra Yadav an independent expert and analyst; and Infosys founder NR Narayan Murthy. (Read transcript here)
