The World Should Learn From Poverty Alleviation in India

BY: ASHWANI MAHAJAN

UNDP's 2023 report: India lifts 415 million from poverty in 15 years, a remarkable feat for a young democracy.

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Report uses multifaceted approach, considers education, health, living conditions for precise poverty assessment.

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UNDP's data collection timing prevents direct country comparison, study tracks trends over time, including India's data.

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2005–06: 55.1% Indians in multidimensional poverty. 2015–16: 27.7%. Avg. yearly decline: 5.4% poverty rate.

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2019–21: Poverty dropped to 16.4%, 230M people. 140M out of poverty in 5 years, 9.1% yearly decrease.

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India's poverty index plunged from 0.283 to 0.069 (2005–2021), with improved living conditions, setting a global example.

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Modi's focus on poverty reduced child mortality, improved nutrition, and built 30M homes under Awas Yojana.

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Modi's schemes: Water access doubled, latrines built, 95.9M women got LPG connections, total LPG doubled in 9 years.

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