Cannot revise BPL criteria unilaterally: Guj govt

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 22:58

Gujarat government today clarified that it had not issued any new guidelines for identification of Below Poverty Line families, saying it could not take such a step unilaterally without involving the Centre.

Govt mulls Bangalore free of kerosene

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 18:10

The state government plans to make the city kerosene-free by facilitating below poverty line (BPL) ration cardholders avail the subsidy through direct benefit transfer scheme.

MP CM waives off electric bills of people below poverty line

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 18:17

With polls in mind, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a waiver of electricity bills of people below the poverty line, upto June 2013.

Poverty figure: Montek admits flaws in assessing method

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 19:40

Planning Panel’s Deputy Chief, Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that a second look can be given to India’s poverty figures based on the Tendulkar Committee.

Poverty has declined at much faster rate during UPA regime: Congress

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 22:42

Congress on Wednesday conceded that there has been price rise but said poverty has declined at a much faster rate during UPA regime as compared to NDA rule.

If you earn more than Rs 27.20 per day, you are not poor

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 18:16

Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9 percent in 2011-12 from 37.2 percent in 2004-05 on account of increase in per capita consumption, Planning Commission said.

CCEA may decide on extra 5 mn ton grains for BPL families Thursday

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 20:41

The CCEA is likely to consider on Thursday a proposal to allocate an additional 5 million tonnes of foodgrains to families below the poverty line (BPL), entailing a subsidy of about Rs 9,470 crore.

CCEA okays additional 6 mn tonne foodgrain to APL families

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 22:05

The government on Thursday decided to allocate additional 6 million tonne of subsidised foodgrain this fiscal to 10.5 crore families above poverty line (APL) via PDS, entailing a subsidy of about 9,500 crore.

About 30% people were below poverty line in 2009-10: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 17:32

About 30 percent of people in India were below the poverty line in 2009-10 that was based on the monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) of Rs 673 for rural areas and Rs 860 for urban areas, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

8.2% of Indian Americans live below poverty line

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 08:54

With 8.2 percent of poverty rate, Indian Americans are far less poor than other ethnic groups and the national average, the Census Bureau report said.

‘Haryana govt helping women living below poverty line’

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 22:58

An amount of Rs 66.22 crore was used under the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Viwah Shagun Yojana to facilitate the marriage of 26,501 women living below the poverty line this fiscal, a state minister said on Wednesday.

India will not be able to achieve crucial MDG targets: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 00:09

India's poverty ratio is likely to be 26.7 percent by 2015 while child mortality ratio is seen at 52 per thousand live births, missing the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in this regard, according to a government report.