Topic: Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
4. Throwing light on the various ways to measure poverty, Analyse various issues involved in measurement of poverty in India. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Live Mint
Why the question:
We must take note of a discrepancy between what India’s government advocates and what the World Bank reports, as it makes a big difference to our poverty count.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about various ways to measure poverty and issues in regards to poverty measurement.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by writing about importance of poverty measurement.
Body:
First, write about the various ways to measure poverty – National Sample Survey (NSS) based per capita consumption, Income based poverty line, consumption-based poverty line, Poverty line basket, Various committees and international standards etc.
Next, write about the various issues with poverty measurement in India.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward to overcome the above issues.
