Uttar Pradesh's Three-Year Plan to Eradicate Poverty
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Poverty Reduction Goals announced by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh |
| Objective | Eradicate poverty in Uttar Pradesh within three years |
| Focus Areas | Providing housing, water, and employment opportunities |
| Definition of Poverty | Lack of financial resources for minimum standard of living, including low income, health, education, and access to clean water and sanitation |
| Global Poverty | In 2018, 8% of the world's workers lived on less than USD 1.90/day (international poverty line) |
| Types of Poverty | Absolute Poverty: Income below basic living standards (World Bank: USD 1.90/day since 2015). Relative Poverty: Income below a certain ratio of average income |
| Poverty Estimation in India | Estimated by NITI Aayog Task Force using data from National Sample Survey Office (MOSPI) |
| Poverty Line Committees | Alagh Committee (1979): 2400 (rural) and 2100 (urban) calories/day. Lakdawala Committee (1993), Tendulkar Committee (2009), Rangarajan Committee (2012) |
| Rangarajan Committee (2014) | Poverty line: Rs 1,407/month (urban) and Rs 972/month (rural) |