GS1 › Indian Society in Depth
Revision note: Poverty and Developmental Issues
- Sen: poverty = capability deprivation; World Bank line $3.00/day (June 2025)
- Tendulkar 21.9% (2011–12); Rangarajan 29.5%; NITI MPI 29.17% (2013–14) → 11.28% (2022–23); 24.8 crore out
- Highest MPI: Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, MP, Meghalaya
- Causes: agrarian distress, ~90% informal work, exclusion, health costs
- Displacement: LARR Act 2013; Narmada Bachao, Niyamgiri
- MGNREGA 2005, NFSA 2013, PMGKAY to 2028 (~81 crore), JAM, Aspirational Districts 2018
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