India is in the dark about poverty, well being and hunger

Jan 23, 2022 | 21:22 IST

India’s progress may have been affected by growth slowdown from 2016-17 to 2019-20

This article examines the question – how best to measure poverty? It (a) looks at indicators and trends of some poverty-estimation methods and (b) stresses that poverty based on consumption is still important and there is a need for strengthening the quality of consumer expenditure data.

Consumption, MPI, GHI

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India is in the dark about poverty, well being and hunger

India’s progress may have been affected by growth slowdown from 2016-17 to 2019-20

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