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Caste inequalities within socio-religious groups: Evidence from Uttar Pradesh -Srinivas Goli and Chhavi Tiwari

-IdeasForIndia.in The Mandal Commission and Sachar Committee reports, among others, have indicated the existence of caste inequalities within the four major caste groups. However, data on this subject remain limited. Using data from a novel 2014-2015 survey conducted in Uttar Pradesh, this article shows that within-group inequalities among upper castes are significantly less, relative to the within-group inequalities observed among both Hindu and Muslim OBCs and Dalits. Broadly, four social groups –...

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The Curious Case of India's Millions of ‘Missing’ Poor People -KD Maiti and Santosh Mehrotra

-TheWire.in There is a need to set right the ‘national multidimensional poverty index’ framework to capture the true story of deprivation. The global sustainable development agenda demands that countries measure the population living in poverty and reduce it by at least half by 2030. So, in order to monitor progress on this critical development indicator, UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) compute what is called the ‘multidimensional poverty Index (MPI)’...

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Which states and UTs are among India's poorest? List here -Meenakshi Ray

-Hindustan Times India's MPI has three equally weighted dimensions, health, education and standard of living - which are represented by 12 indicators. NITI Aayog has published the multidimensional poverty Index (MPI) report which measured “three equally weighted dimensions” of health, education and standard of living. India's MPI has three equally weighted dimensions, health, education and standard of living - which are represented by 12 indicators of nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care,...

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Bihar, Jharkhand, UP Poorest States In India: NITI Aayog's Poverty Index

-PTI/ NDTV Poverty Index: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said the national multidimensional poverty Index measure has been constructed by utilising 12 key components which cover areas such as health and nutrition, education and standard of living. New Delhi: Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, according to NITI Aayog's multidimensional poverty Index (MPI). As per the index, 51.91 per cent population of Bihar is poor, followed...

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Kerala, Tamil Nadu among least poor states in India; Bihar, Jharkhand poorest: Niti Aayog

-The New Indian Express Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, according to Niti Aayog's first multidimensional poverty Index (MPI) report. As per the index, 51.91 per cent population of Bihar is poor, followed by 42.16 per cent in Jharkhand, 37.79 per cent in Uttar Pradesh. While Madhya Pradesh (36.65 per cent) has been placed fourth in the index, Meghalaya (32.67 per cent) is at the...

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