could help strengthen the impact of transport infrastructure on poverty reduction are summarized. …

There has been a growing concern on the official estimates of poverty released by the Planning commission. The official … poverty estimates have been severely criticised on various counts. In view of this, Planning Commission set up an expert group … under the chairmanship of Professor Suresh Tendulkar to examine the issue and suggest a new poverty line and estimates. The …

done by CPRC in India. There is no map of chronic poverty in India, but have an approximate idea of numbers and communities …

This paper applies theoretical pluralism to studies of poverty. However in order to be more specific it takes as a case …, judgemental rationality and open systems are recommended for interdisciplinary investigations of poverty. [DSA, Annual conference … 2003: Poverty]. …

-national levels in India and focuses on the rural-urban comparisons. The study exploits the demographic information available in …

how did the Indian approach, official in particular, to defining and measuring poverty originate and evolve over time …? What are the major issues regarding the nutritional basis for poverty measurement highlighted in academic and policy … debates in India? How valid are these debates in terms of their methodological basis and data relevance? What are the issues …