Report of the Expert Group to Recommend the Detailed Methodology for Identification of Families Living Below Poverty Line in the Urban Areas

Planning Commission

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Abstract: The paper focuses on the objective of putting in place a uniform criteria to identify the BPL households in urban areas so that objectivity and transparency is ensured in delivery of benefits to the target groups, the Planning Commission constituted an Expert Group. Identification of urban poor households is a necessary condition for more effectively targeting the beneficiaries under various poverty alleviation programmes being implemented by the Central and the State Governments.

Keywords: Planning commission; families; below poverty line; recommendations; urban areas; poverty alleviation; central; state governments. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-04
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