Reducing inequality essential to end extreme poverty by 2030: World Bank
A new report by the World Bank finds that extreme poverty is falling globally
Dying for ration: Tonk woman bringing up family on Rs 200 a day not eligible for PDS welfare
Ill-treated by husband for not birthing a boy, free ration would mean not worrying about feeding her daughters
How India remains poor: Has poverty become ‘hereditary’
Millions of Indian households transfer poverty to the next generation, making poverty eradication nearly impossible
Use technology to make PDS transparent, efficient: Wadhwa committee
Supreme Court-appointed panel recommends phasing out private dealers from supply chain and doing away with above poverty line list
A plate half full
The National Food Security Bill may not do much but what it does is essential
Food security bill forgoes nutrition security
The bill will ensure food for millions of hungry Indians. But has the government identified them?
Will India officially be poverty free in 2023?
National Statistical Office rolling out consumption expenditure sample survey; may note impact of central schemes adding to people’s income