-The Economic Times Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday blamed faulty data provided by NSSO for the low poverty threshold in the country. The poverty line for 2009-10 has been pegged at Rs 29 per day per capita expenditure for urban population and at Rs 22 per day per person for rural population, which has invited widespread criticism. NSSO could be severely understating national consumption expenditure, Ahluwalia said. “Earlier, the NSSO...
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Poverty down, no matter what method is used, says Montek
-PTI Rejecting widespread criticism for pegging poverty line at Rs 28.65 daily consumption, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek singh Ahluwalia on Saturday asserted that the number of Poor in the country has come down irrespective of the method of calculation. "..whatever poverty line you choose. The question is poverty in the country is going down. Some people have said that it is not correct..poverty is not going down..I reject that view...I categorically...
More »Poverty data: World Bank says no plan to trim lending to India
-PTI The World Bank will not reduce financial assistance to India for poverty alleviation measures because of the recent official data that showed a decline in the number of Poor people in the country. The international funding agency takes a long-term view on its commitments and the poverty data released on Monday will not have any bearing on that commitment, World Bank Country Head, Mr N. Roberto Zagha, told PTI on the...
More »Drug trials: Irked NHRC issues notices to Centre and Andhra Pradesh government-M Suchitra
Says respond else face action Annoyed by the non-submission of reports regarding illegal clinical trials of breast cancer drug, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union health ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government. It has asked the Centre and the state government to respond within six weeks or face action. The commission had in June last year sent notices to the Union health secretary, secretary of the...
More »Anna Hazare on fast, attacks 'deaf and dumb' government
-PTI Anna Hazare on Sunday returned to his favourite mode of protest -- hunger strike -- in Delhi after his flop show in Mumbai three months ago, this time protesting against the "deaf and dumb" government which is "not doing anything" to protect whistleblowers fighting corruption. Hazare, after his usual visit to Rajghat before any such protest in Delhi, came to the capital's dharna hotspot Jantar Mantar at around 11am to loud...
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