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Poverty Underestimation in Rural India- A Critique

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  • Sivakumar, Marimuthu
  • Sarvalingam, A

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When ever the Planning Commission of India releases the poverty data, that data is being criticised by experts and economists. The main criticism is underestimation of poverty especially in rural India by the Planning Commission. This paper focuses on that criticism and compares the Indian Planning Commission’s 2004-05 rural poverty data with the India’s 2400 kcal poverty norms, World Bank’s US $1.08 poverty concept and Asian Development Bank’s US $1.35 poverty concept.

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  • Sivakumar, Marimuthu & Sarvalingam, A, 2010. "Poverty Underestimation in Rural India- A Critique," MPRA Paper 21748, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Nanak Kakwani, 2007. "New Global Poverty Counts," Asian Development Review (ADR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(02), pages 17-36.
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      Keywords

      Poverty; Rural India; Underestimation; Poverty Line; Dollar-a-day Poverty Concept; Asian Poverty Line;
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      JEL classification:

      • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
      • R0 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General
      • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
      • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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