NEW POVERTY ESTIMATES SCRAPPED

 Dear All

In continuation to the postings made on the above subject, the comments made on the article published in Down to Earth, 15th April 2012 have been pasted below as:

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Congratulations to all the readers and respondents who made significant contribution in raising the reality in respect of the new poverty estimates (DTE, 15th April 2012: New Poverty Estimates Scrapped). It clearly shows that the new poverty estimates are not matching to the ground reality with wide gap between the Lab - Land models.

Having this experience as back ground the new committee should concentrate on the following points as:

* In addition to the consumption in terms of calories, focus on other needs like: health, water, education, shelter, and other basic needs.

* Move with open mindedness rather than some pre-conceived ideas or estimates or results,

* The focus should be towards the people's development rather than political approaches or gains,

* Aim should be towards the "GARIBHI HATAVO" rather than "GARIGHONKO HATAVO"

* Allow the people to participate in the whole process of estimates

* Prepare the committee to stay with the people rather than distance mode estimates

Hope that the estimates of poverty should not be too much complicated as it has to refelct the reality of the people's needs only. Instead it has become more complicated with several committees which might have got limited scope in reaching the people at their community itself.

Finally the Committee estimates of the people at community will help to resolve the present confusion.
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Looking forward for getting better estimates of poverty so that people can  get their share at all levels......

All the Best