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In its annual report of 2012, the Reserve Bank of India named the state of Goa as having the least poverty of 5.09% while the national average stood at 21.92% [7] The table below presents the poverty statistics for rural, urban and combined percentage below poverty line (BPL) for each State or Union Territory. [7]
It is a part of India’s strategy to create a cashless economy, improving financial inclusion and transparency while reducing reliance on cash-based transactions. PM Ujjwala Yojana (PM Lighting Scheme) CSS MoP&NG: 2016 Energy, Health, Poverty Launched to provide free LPG connections to women from below poverty line families. [48]
As per a study conducted by International Monetary Fund, published on 5 April 2020, found that extreme poverty (less than PPP USD 1.9 per person per day) in India is less than 1 per cent in 2019 and it remained at that level even during the COVID-19 pandemic year 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's food security scheme, the Pradhan Mantri ...
Kudumbashree (IPA: [ku.ɖum.bɐʃ.riː]; means 'Prosperity of the family' [1]) is a poverty eradication and women empowerment programme implemented by the Government of Kerala. Kudumbashree has a three-tier structure for its women community network, with Neighborhood Groups (NHGs) at the lowest level, Area Development Societies (ADS) at the ...
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in India is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which came into effect on 1 December 1997. The scheme strives to provide gainful employment and livelihood to the urban unemployed and underemployed poor, through encouraging the setting up of self-employment ventures or provision of wage employment.
It was introduced by the Indian government's Ministry of Housing and urban poverty Alleviation. The programme was a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, which ran from 2013 to 2014. [17] The scheme aimed to make India slum-free by 2022 by providing people with shelter or housing, free of cost. It began with a pilot project, before launching in mission ...
Antyodaya Anna Yojana is the sponsored scheme of Government of India to provide highly subsidised food to millions of the poorest families. This scheme was developed by the then Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister, N Sri Vishnu. It was launched by the NDA government on 25 December 2000 and first implemented in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is a flagship rural housing scheme by the Government of India, aimed at providing "Housing for All" by 2022. The scheme has been extended to 2028-29, with a target to construct an additional 2 crore houses. In 2025, a new survey is being conducted to identify additional eligible rural households.