Indian Economy·Revision Notes

Poverty and Economic Justice — Revision Notes

Updated 19 Oct 2026

⚡ 30-Second Revision

  • Checked 18 October 2026.
  • NITI 2023: survey periods 2015–16 and 2019–21.
  • NITI 2024: some periods estimated by interpolation/extrapolation.
  • World Bank June 2025: USD 3.00 at 2021 PPP.
  • Poverty measure ≠ scheme eligibility.

2-Minute Revision

Connect resources, capabilities and access. Identify the measure and period before interpreting change. Monetary and multidimensional indicators reveal different aspects; beneficiary lists serve another purpose. Match policies to barriers and outcomes, and distinguish association from evidence of programme causation.

5-Minute Revision

Compare a household with rising income but inaccessible healthcare with one receiving better services but unstable earnings. Choose measures and interventions for each. Explain why a national poverty decline alone cannot establish which programme caused it.

Vyyuha Quick Recall

RAP: Resources available; Access usable; Protection against renewed deprivation.