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Now, its CEO has announced his discovery that the poor in India are no more than 5 per cent of the population. (Representational Image)

P Chidambaram writes: There are no poor in India

March 04, 2024 8:10 am

The CEO made this astonishing claim based on the results of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) published by the National Sample Survey Office

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India’s multidimensional poverty rate down to 11.28% in 2022-23 from 29.17% in 2013-14

January 16, 2024 6:47 am

According to the estimated share of MPI poor in 2013-14 and 2022-23, Bihar recorded a 53 per cent drop from 56.3 per cent share of MPI poor in 2013-14 to 26.59 per cent in 2022-23.

Recent claims of spectacular poverty decline under the Modi government miss the plot

November 25, 2022 2:22 pm

How we judge overall progress would depend on how much “weight” we attach to different indicators

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Rural development: Panel to rejig way schemes reach people

January 03, 2016 3:18 am

Panel set up by the Ministry of Rural Development will look at Socio-economic Caste Census instead of poverty ratio.

Planning Commission data a conspiracy to deprive poor: BJP

July 24, 2013 2:46 pm

BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said it is just a "political gimmick" by the Congress.

Police personnel seen to control the situation during a massive protest over the statehood demand and the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule, in Leh on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab)

Statehood protest takes violent turn in Ladakh, BJP office set ablaze in Leh

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Protests in Ladakh turned violent as students and youth organisations demanded statehood and Sixth Schedule status. Two elderly protesters fainted, prompting a shutdown call. A BJP office and security vehicle were set on fire. Activist Sonam Wangchuk urged for a peaceful approach. The demand for Sixth Schedule status is due to Ladakh's tribal-majority population and direct central administration.

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