The paper presents estimates of poverty [extreme poverty PPP$1.9 and PPP$3.2] and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21. These estimates include, for the first time, the effect of in-kind food subsides on poverty and inequality. Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 percent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in pandemic year 2020. Post-food subsidy inequality at .294 is now very close to its lowest level 0.284 observed in 1993/94.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/pandemic-poverty-and-inequality-evidence-india
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/poverty and indequality in India.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-monetary-fund
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
