Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India As per the 2011-2012 estimation by the Planning Commission of India, 25.7 % of the rural population was under the below-poverty line and for the urban areas, it was 13.7 %. The rate of poverty in the rural areas is comparatively higher than that in...
Misery Index shows the unemployment rate added to the inflation rate. Central stastical organisation (CSO) is the Nodal agency in the government of India for estimation of poverty. National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) collects household consumer data every five year. Which of the above statem...