World Bank Paper on Poverty in India

On 18th April, 2022, the World Bank released a working paper, titled “Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought”.

  • The paper relies on data from the Consumer Pyramid Household Survey (CPHS) released by the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy to deliver a new estimate on Indian poverty levels.

World Bank Estimation of Extreme Poverty

The World Bank estimates are produced from three key ingredients:

  • Household surveys providing evidence about household consumption per head
  • Domestic price indexes and purchasing power parity rate
  • An International Poverty Line based on national ....
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