India’s poverty debate needs to move on: Let’s adopt new norms
We ought to acknowledge India’s success in relieving poverty by norms framed back in the 1970s, but it’s also time to revise our poverty cut-off in accordance with what we consider a ‘decent standard of living’ today.
We ought to acknowledge India’s success in relieving poverty by norms framed back in the 1970s, but it’s also time to revise our poverty cut-off in accordance with what we consider a ‘decent standard of living’ today.