Revisit poverty alleviation schemes in Puducherry: former MP
The Hindu
M. Ramadass says the Multidimensional Poverty Index released by Niti Aayog has ranked the UT second among States and the UTs with a poverty ratio of 1. 72%.
Former Member of Parliament M. Ramadass has asked the territorial administration to revisit its poverty alleviation schemes in the wake of Niti Aayog’s latest report giving the Union Territory a high ranking in poverty alleviation.
In a statement, he said the Multidimensional Poverty Index released by Niti Aayog has ranked the UT second among States and the UTs with a poverty ratio of 1. 72%. This means, less than only 2% of UT’s population was under below poverty, he said.
The latest estimate of the UT’s poverty rate was compatible with the earlier assessments made by the Puducherry Vision: 2020 (published in 2003), Puducherry State Development Report (2010), Annual Sectoral Document of Planning and Research Department (2020) and CAG Report (2018-19). These reports too had found a rapid decline in poverty ratio, he said.
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