Hyderabad: Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday took a dig at MPs who criticised the methodology adopted by the Tendulkar Committee for redefining the term poor, saying members raising the issue were probably only aware of Sachin Tendulkar, not Suresh Tendulkar. "Those Members of Parliament may probably have thought it is Sachin Tendulkar. They did not know Suresh Tendulkar," Ramesh told reporters when asked several MPs have criticised...
10:42 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Hyderabad: Terming the comments on the below poverty line (BPL) issue as "unprincipled publicity campaign", Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Saturday said the rate of poverty decline doubled during the rule of the UPA Government as compared to the pre-UPA regime. "In the pre-UPA period the decline in poverty was taking place at 0.74 per cent per year. After 2004 it is taking place at 1.5...
06:58 PM, Apr 07, 2012
The great Mughal emperor Akbar once asked if there was any man in his court unbound by his wife's command. The huge mass of his courtiers and public was stunned and stood huddled together barring one meek-looking man, who stepped away and stood alone. Akbar was curious and asked how such a submissive fellow was the only one brave enough to defy his wife. "I am not defying my wife,...
12:54 PM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: Lauding India for managing to reduce poverty, World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Friday said that controversy over poverty line of Rs 28.65 daily consumption was "overdone". "I have to tell you frankly that I think, it has been overdone," he said when asked about his views on the Planning Commission latest poverty estimates which received widespread criticism within and outside Parliament. The good news, Zoellick said, is...
07:46 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Recently the government announced that poverty had declined in India. This had many people dancing (literally) with joy. To find out more, let Panditji tell ...
02:50 PM, Mar 27, 2012
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05:47 PM, Mar 25, 2012
The Planning Commission is back in the news. The latest round of poverty levels that have been disclosed have created another debate in the country. ...
02:00 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: A new committee will be set up to reassess poverty estimates, according to sources. The committee is to be set up by the Planning Commission. An announcement is likely to made at 4 pm on Thursday. The government has been facing flak over what exactly constitutes poverty and what are the factors that decide the poverty line. This came after the Planning Commission said that the poverty in...
02:30 PM, Mar 22, 2012
Mumbai: The World Bank will not reduce its financial assistance at the moment to India for poverty alleviation measures because official data has shown the number of poor people has declined. The international funding agency takes a long-term view on its commitments and the poverty data released on Monday will not have any bearing on that commitment, World Bank (WB) Country Head N Roberto Zagha told PTI on the sidelines...
03:02 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Patna: Flaying the Planning Commission's assessment that a person earning Rs 29 daily should not be deemed as poor, the CPI on Wednesday described the panel as a club of "anti-poor" people. CPI national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan said it was "ridiculous" that the Planning Commission has described a person earning Rs 29 a day as not poor. "It will be appropriate to describe the commission as a club of...
01:42 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Planning Commission on Monday further reduced poverty line to Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities and Rs 22.42 in rural areas, scaling down India's poverty ratio to 29.8 per cent in 2009-10. ...
11:55 PM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: If you could spend more than Rs 28 per day and lived in a town, or Rs 22 per day and lived in a village, you were above the poverty line. This is Planning Commission's new poverty line for the year 2009-2010. According to its most recent estimates, 52 million people moved out of poverty between 2005 and 2010. For rural areas, poverty is down from 42% to...
11:23 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said he is open to revising the Rs 29 per day cut off for the poverty line. ...
07:13 PM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday following uproar over the fresh poverty estimates released by the Planning Commission which pegged the poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities. As soon as the House met, NDA Convenor Sharad Yadav and Prabodh Panda (CPI) were on their feet demanding suspension of the Question Hour for a discussion on latest poverty estimates of the Planning Commission....
12:46 PM, Mar 21, 2012
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