In India, Bihar is amongst poorest state, with poverty incidence of 42.6%. Bihar constitutes about 3% of national … has been a slow decline in the incidence of poverty, from 62 % in early 1980s to 42 % at the end of 20th century. And it … poverty alleviation programmes on reduction of poverty. The present study has been planned to understand the socio …

In India, poverty reduction is one of the major objectives of economic development programmes. Though, India was the … first country in the world to define poverty as the total per capita expenditure of the lowest expenditure class, which is …, extent and severity of rural poverty across different household classes at selected villages in the state of Jharkhand. It …

This paper documents the main findings of a study on food insecurity and vulnerability in the Indian state of Orissa in … support of promoting interventions for food security and livelihoods at state level. A similar study was undertaken in … to reduce their vulnerability. Using the sustainable livelihoods framework and collecting qualitative and quantitative …

in history and document how dominant interests have used this situation of chronic poverty in Kandhamal to suit their …