This paper analyzes the determinants of rural poverty in India, contrasting the situation of the Scheduled Caste (SC …) and Schedule Tribe (ST) households with the non-scheduled population. The incidence of poverty among SC and ST households … in the poverty rates between the scheduled castes (or tribes) and non-scheduled households into a part explained by the …

administrative failure - the persistent delay in paying beneficiaries on time in India’s iconic anti-poverty programme, the National …Administrative failures in anti-poverty programmes are widespread in developing countries. We focus on one such … performance of an anti-poverty programme - such as higher NREGA participation of rural households - would be misleading because it …

In spite of rapid economic growth in the past three decades, poverty rates in India remain high, especially in certain … regions and among the socially excluded groups. However, what has happened to poverty in India, especially after the onset of … Indian Poverty Debate, addressing both the measurement and causes of India's persistent poverty. Our analysis of recent …