{"id":252702,"date":"2023-07-19T21:05:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=252702"},"modified":"2023-08-31T12:07:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T06:37:42","slug":"intervention-does-push-deprivation-levels-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/intervention-does-push-deprivation-levels-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Intervention does push deprivation levels down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cIntervention does push deprivation levels down<\/strong>\u201d published in Live mint<\/strong> on 19th July 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus:<\/strong> GS2- poverty and developmental issues & GS 3- growth development and employment.<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> This article discusses a Niti Aayog report which highlights a decline in ‘multidimensional poverty’ in India from 2015-16 to 2019-21. It mentions the government’s significant efforts in improving sanitation, cooking fuel access, and housing, while also pointing out some challenges faced by these welfare programs.<\/p>\n

About major outcomes of the Niti Aayog report<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Drop in Poverty:<\/strong> ‘Multidimensional poverty’ in India reduced to 15% in 2019-21 from 25% in 2015-16.<\/p>\n

Health Metrics:<\/strong> Modest gains in nutrition, maternal health, and child mortality; notable inadequacies in nutrition.<\/p>\n

Sanitation Progress:<\/strong> In 2015-16, 52% of people lacked sanitation; by 2019-21, this decreased to just over 30%.<\/p>\n

Cooking Fuel Improvement:<\/strong> Access to cooking fuel saw an enhancement, with deprivation dropping by 15 percentage points.<\/p>\n

Welfare Indicators:<\/strong> The report focused on dimensions like health, education, and standard of living rather than just monetary measures.<\/p>\n

How has the Indian government approached welfare?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Priority on Welfare:<\/strong> The Modi administration emphasized welfare, indicating no reduction in favor of market solutions.<\/p>\n

Major Initiatives:<\/strong> The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched aiming to end open defecation in India, with a focus on toilet construction.<\/p>\n

Hygiene Promotion:<\/strong> The mission took inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi’s advice on hygiene.<\/p>\n

Sanitation Improvements:<\/strong> In 2015-16, 52% lacked sanitation, reduced to just over 30% in 2019-21.<\/p>\n

Cooking Fuel Access:<\/strong> Cooking fuel deprivation decreased by nearly 15 percentage points, with efforts like Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana enrolling 96 million kitchens by 2022.<\/p>\n

Stretch Targets:<\/strong> By setting ambitious goals, public projects, like the Swachh Bharat Mission, gained urgency.<\/p>\n

Regular Updates:<\/strong> Ministries, like Jal Shakti, offered updates on village progress in sanitation and waste disposal.<\/p>\n

What are concerns in the government welfare programs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Housing Progress:<\/strong> Only a minor improvement in housing with deprivation decreasing by just over 4% in five years.<\/p>\n

PM Awas Yojana Issues:<\/strong> Despite being prioritized, there are tales of poor cost forecasts and overruns.<\/p>\n

Local Corruption:<\/strong> The Awas Yojana has faced risks of local corruption.<\/p>\n

Loan Defaults:<\/strong> Even if default rates aren’t alarming in the Awas Yojana, it doesn’t guarantee the program’s success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIntervention does push deprivation levels down\u201d published in Live mint on 19th July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- poverty and developmental issues & GS 3- growth development and employment. News: This article discusses a Niti Aayog report which highlights a decline in ‘multidimensional poverty’ in India from 2015-16 to… Continue reading Intervention does push deprivation levels down<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,8184,10501],"class_list":["post-252702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","tag-live-mint","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}