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This is a list of states and union territories of India ranked according to poverty as of 2022 (2021–22) as hosted by NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals dashboard; and Reserve Bank of India's 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy'.
Poverty itself can be considered a barrier for economic growth, meaning that the Poverty-Growth-Inequality Triangle would need to consider the effect of poverty on growth. [5] Other economists argue that the triangle should include financial instability, crises, the business cycle, and their effects on poverty.
Some semi-economic and non-economic indices have also been proposed to measure poverty in India. For example, in order to determine whether a person is poor, the Multi-dimensional Poverty Index places a 33% weight on the number of years that person spent in school or engaged in education and a 6.25% weight on the financial condition of that person.
India, in 2019 has about 2.7% [1] population under poverty level and is no longer holding the largest population under poverty level, considering Nigeria and Congo. [2] On the other hand, the Planning Commission of India uses its own criteria and has estimated that 27.5% of the population was living below the poverty line in 2004–2005, down ...
A 2004 UN survey in Orissa, India, found that every women with disabilities in their sample had experienced some form of physical abuse. [16] This double discrimination is also shown to be prevalent in more industrialized nations. In the United States, for example, 72 percent of women with disabilities live below the poverty line. [17]
An additional example is a news article published by the UN News regarding The Gambia and UNFPA's efforts to address period poverty by distributing sanitary pads and pressing for international acknowledgement through Menstrual Hygiene Day.
It is measured in relation to the 'poverty line' or the lowest amount of money needed to sustain human life. [2] Relative poverty is "the inability to afford the goods, services, and activities needed to fully participate in a given society." [2] Relative poverty still results in bad health outcomes because of the diminished agency of the ...
For example, distributing bicycles was one of the key strategies used by China to reduce rural poverty in the 20th century. [4] Eradicating rural poverty through effective policies and economic growth is a continuing difficulty for the international community, as it invests in rural development.