{"id":255680,"date":"2023-08-10T20:48:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=255680"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:37:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:07:18","slug":"bibek-debroy-writes-bimaru-states-are-breaking-povertys-chains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bibek-debroy-writes-bimaru-states-are-breaking-povertys-chains\/","title":{"rendered":"Bibek Debroy writes: BIMARU states are breaking poverty\u2019s chains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cBibek Debroy writes: BIMARU states are breaking poverty\u2019s chains\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d <\/strong>on 10th August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Issues related to poverty and hunger<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> Estimation of poverty<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– The article explain the prevalence of poverty rate in India as indicated by UNDP and NITI Aayog reports<\/p>\n

What are various methods used in India to define and quantify poverty? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Traditionally, poverty has been identified as a percentage of the population<\/strong> living below a designated poverty line<\/strong>. It is known as the head-count ratio. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The currently recognized poverty line is still based on the Tendulkar measurement. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Due to the absence of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) surveys on consumption expenditure<\/strong> beyond 2011-12, no head-count ratios<\/strong> are available after that period.<\/p>\n

Over time, development economists have contended that poverty is a multi-faceted concept. <\/strong>There has been a transition to multidimensional poverty index (MDPI).<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are some facts about Muli-dimensional Poverty Index?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It relies on three key dimensions of poverty: health, education, and living standards. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Health metrics encompass aspects like nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, and maternal health<\/strong>, while education measures include years of schooling and school attendance. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Living standard <\/strong>encompasses factors like cooking fuel, sanitation, access to clean drinking water, electricity, housing, assets, and bank accounts.<\/p>\n

What are poverty rates in India as per data provided by UNDP and NITI Aayog?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the UNDP report<\/strong>, around 415 million individuals<\/strong> transitioned out of poverty between 2005-06 and 2019-21, resulting in a reduction of poverty incidence from 55.1 percent to 16.4 percent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As per UNDP report, the steepest declines<\/strong> in poverty have occurred in economically disadvantaged states. <\/strong><\/p>\n

However, it’s important to note that the UNDP’s report presents a national aggregate perspective<\/strong> for India, while the Niti Aayog report delves into regional and state-specific disparities. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Niti Aayog report indicates a decrease in poverty rates from 24.85 percent in 2015-16 to 14.96 percent in 2019-21. <\/strong><\/p>\n

During this period, an estimated 135.5 million Indian<\/strong>s were lifted out of poverty. Within this group, Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for 34.3 million individuals.<\/p>\n

How have BIMARU states performed well in poverty reduction?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Many years ago, demographer Ashish Bose<\/strong> introduced the acronym BIMARU to represent the then-undivided states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n

BIMARU served as a symbolic representation <\/strong>of the various issues that plagued India during that time.<\/p>\n

India’s overall development, employment situation, and poverty alleviation efforts<\/strong> are significantly influenced by the conditions prevailing in these states. This is primarily due to their substantial populations<\/strong>, as well as the extensive poverty levels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The report from Niti Aayog<\/strong> reveals that the most rapid declines in poverty rates<\/strong> were observed in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Bihar’s poverty rate<\/strong> has now reached 33.8 percent, Madhya Pradesh at 20.6 percent, Odisha at 15.7 percent, and Rajasthan at 15.3 percent.<\/p>\n

Uttar Pradesh’s poverty rate<\/strong> stands at 22.9 percent, having started from a baseline of 37.7 percent in 2015-16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cBibek Debroy writes: BIMARU states are breaking poverty\u2019s chains\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 10th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Issues related to poverty and hunger Relevance: Estimation of poverty News– The article explain the prevalence of poverty rate in India as indicated by UNDP and NITI… Continue reading Bibek Debroy writes: BIMARU states are breaking poverty\u2019s chains<\/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":[212,8131],"class_list":["post-255680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255680","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=255680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}