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What do you understand by poverty? Discuss the challenges in measuring poverty in India, with reference to the different poverty lines, rural-urban disparities, and the methodologies used in the latest poverty estimates.
Category: Economy (GS -III),
Test Date: 24 Jan 2025
Approach:
- Introduction: Define poverty, mentioning both the basic income-based approach and the broader multidimensional aspects (e.g., access to education, healthcare, etc.).
- Challenges in Measuring Poverty:
- Different Poverty Lines (e.g., Tendulkar, Rangarajan)
- Methodological Issues: complexities by varying data collection methods (e.g., recall periods, reference periods) and inconsistencies between data sources (NSSO vs National Accounts).
- Rural-Urban Disparities in poverty measurement (how urbanization of rural areas complicates the distinction and how consumption patterns differ between rural and urban populations)
- Impact of Evolving Definitions of Poverty
- Wrap up your answer
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