The poverty scenario in Gujarat is marked by three features: (1) low incidence of poverty (2) spatial concentration and … (3) adoption of targeted policy for poverty reduction. One of the important highlights of the initiatives by the … individual/household as well as area based approach for alleviation of multi-dimensional poverty across the regions in the state …

Poverty and well-being are multidimensional. Nobody questions that deprivations and achievements go beyond income …. There is, however, sharp disagreement on whether the various dimensions of poverty and well-being can be aggregated into a … single, multidimensional index in a meaningful way. Is aggregating dimensions of poverty and well-being useful? Is it …

with a fifth of the urban population living below the poverty line and in slums. Increasing numbers of poor migrants in … in Rajasthan, a state with one of the highest infant mortality rates in India. Urban poverty is significant in Rajasthan … search of employment contribute to the rising levels of urban poverty in cities such as Jaipur, where the present study is …

The paper reviews the existing evidence on migration-poverty interface in the light of the macro and micro level …

A section of lawyers has declared that till the Governor formally announces that Tamil will be an associate language in …