612 million Indians 'multi-dimentionally poor'
Posted by Admin on November 7, 2011
http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/612-million-Indians-multi-ians-1713365579.html
Indo Asian News Service, On Wednesday 2 November 2011, 7:41 PM
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) At 612 million, or more than half its population, India has the world’s largest number of ‘multi-dimentionally poor’, the UN Global Human Development report released Wednesday said.
To assess acute poverty levels, the index examined factors such as health services, access to clean water and cooking fuels, basic household goods and home construction standards, which together offer a fuller portrait of poverty than income measurements alone.
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