The absence of updated poverty estimates undermines the credibility of welfare targeting in India. Evaluate the implications of outdated poverty data. Assess its impact on the effectiveness of social sector schemes.

Topic: Issues relating to poverty and hunger. Q3. The absence of updated poverty estimates undermines the credibility of welfare targeting in India. Evaluate the implications of outdated poverty data. Assess its impact on the effectiveness of social sector schemes. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Growing concerns over absence of updated …

Insights Daily Current Events, January 24, 2014

ARCHIVES January 24, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES POVERTY ESTIMATION & INDICATORS (Continued from yesterday’s post) OBJECTIVES OF POVERTY ESTIMATION To build awareness on poverty and to keep it in the agenda of discourse; To design policies, programs and institution to alleviate poverty To monitor and evaluate these policies, programs and institutions that are associated …