The distinction between chronic or extended duration poverty and transient poverty is rarely made in the substantial literature on poverty in India. Determination of poverty as chronic or temporary requires that the same households be tracked over time through a panel data set and/or use of life...

This paper briefly reviews the literature on economic growth and poverty and then examines whether economic growth influences poverty dynamics. The literature relating to the impact of economic growth on poverty reduction usually relies on national or state-level information on economic growth...

Poverty remains to be the most important development issue facing India with an estimated 301.72 million Indians (27.5 percent) living below the poverty line in 2004-2005. In 1975, Ralegan Siddhi was just another drought prone, poverty stricken village, but it has had much success in poverty...

This paper examines the multi-dimensional nature of urban poverty with special emphasis on ill-health led deprivation. As a driver of poverty, ill-health reduces the income earning potential and increases expenditure on medication, thereby causing asset depletion, increasing debt and worsening...

This paper briefly describes the contribution made by ten organisations/projects in enabling individuals, households or communities to exit poverty or prevent them from falling into it. The best practice cases are: Aajeevika Bureau, Rickshaw Bank Project, ToeHold Artisans Collaborative, HESCO,...

The Government implements a plethora of programmes and schemes to address poverty. Efforts are made to reduce poverty through generating work, provide health care and education, develop backward areas and support vulnerable groups. Yet poverty persists. The first part of this paper analyses a...

This paper examines the multi-dimensional nature of urban poverty with special emphasis on ill-health led deprivation. As a driver of poverty, ill-health reduces the income earning potential and increases expenditure on medication, thereby causing asset depletion, increasing debt and worsening...

Gender budgets are not separate budgets for men and women but are just a tool that can be used to ensure that the aggregate national or departmental budget is gender sensitive. The purpose of Gender Budgeting is to achieve gender-just allocations and outcomes in all sectors and Ministries. While...