India land of abject poverty

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Our neighbor...
1 in particular..... Dear Omar Sir will you accept tht as an excuse??

 

[SpArK]

Pakistan ranks 144th in UNDP’s human development index

His country is much below than most of asians and coming everyday to put up indias statistics.. Hypocrisy at best.

 

[SpArK]

Stocks and Bonds - 40 percent population living around poverty line: SBP

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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

 

[Omar1984]

8 Indian States have 421 million multidimensionally poor people


NEW DELHI: Eight Indian States are home to 421 million multidimensionally poor people, more than the figure of 410 million in 26 poorest African countries.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index — which identifies serious simultaneous deprivations in health, education and income at the household level in 104 countries — brought out in the latest United Nations Human Development Report has calculated that South Asia is home to half of the world's multi-dimensionally poor population, or 844 million people.

The rates of multidimensional poverty are, however, relatively low in most of East Asia and the Pacific including China and Thailand. In Delhi, the rate is close to Iraq and Vietnam's (about 14 per cent), while that of Bihar is similar to Sierra Leon and Guinea's (about 81 per cent), according to the report released on Thursday. The Indian States include Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, often referred to as the BIMARU States.

The report's new Inequality-adjusted HDI, measuring the effect of inequality in 139 countries, shows South Asia with an average 33 per cent loss due to inequality in health, education and income — the second largest for a development region after sub-Saharan Africa. India loses 30 per cent overall on the Inequality-adjusted HDI, including 41 per cent in education and 31 per cent in health.

Major barrier

Women's inequality remains a major barrier to human development throughout Asia, the 2010 report shows. The new Gender Inequality Index — which captures gender gaps in reproductive health, empowerment and workforce participation in 138 countries — shows that six countries of East Asia and the Pacific fall in the lower half in gender inequality, with Papua New Guinea among the lowest.

Several countries in East Asia and the Pacific have little or no female representation in Parliaments, although the Philippines and Indonesia have elected women leaders in recent decades. South Asia is characterised by relatively weak female empowerment with an inequality loss of 35 per cent compared with 16 per cent in developed nations.

India ranks 122 out of the138 countries on the Global Instability Index based on 2008 data – with nine per cent of the parliamentary seats held by women, and 27 per cent of adult women having secondary or higher levels of education compared to 50 per cent among men.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index, the Inequality-adjusted Index and the Gender Inequality Index have been added as new indicators in this year's report, which runs into its 20th year. It spotlights countries that made the greatest progress in recent decades as measured by the HDI, with China, Nepal, Indonesia, Lao PDR and South Korea making it to the “Top 10 Movers” list.

Among the South Asian countries, Nepal is second among the top movers on non-income HDI, while India is among the top 10 movers in GDP growth.


The Hindu : Front Page : 8 Indian States have 421 million multidimensionally poor people

 

[SpArK]

Our neighbor...
1 in particular..... Dear Omar Sir will you accept tht as an excuse??

No use.. intelligence is scarce for some.. ambitions is to become the biggest poverty poster against India on this forum.. what can we do??

Let him post whetever he wants.. maybe it satisfies his ego.

 

[Omar1984]

Pakistan ranks 144th in UNDP’s human development index

His country is much below than most of asians and coming everyday to put up indias statistics.. Hypocrisy at best.

From indian news source:

Abysmal record

'Poorer countries have done better than India.'


Every year the UNDP’s Human Development Report presents a dismal picture of the quality of living of India’s people and the report released last week is no different. The country ranks 119 among 169 nations, though it is among the top 10 in terms of income growth. The conclusion is that the growth in wealth is not being translated into welfare, measured by the basic requirements of life like access to heath, education and the condition of weakest sections of society like women, children and those belonging to the lowest strata of society. Measured by the human development index India has moved up by just one rank in the last five years, though the economy has grown by more than half in the same period. China has improved its ranking to 89 the position in that period, in spite of the iniquitous growth that country has also witnessed.

Even much poorer countries have beaten India on many parameters. Nepal performed well, and Bangladesh and Pakistan beat India in terms of life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling and female participation in labour force. Eight states have poverty levels on par with 26 poorest African countries. A third of upper caste households, two-thirds of scheduled castes and four-fifths of scheduled tribes are poor by most standards. What should rankle is that measured by gender inequality index, introduced for the first time in this year’s report, India ranks 122 out f 138 countries while Pakistan is better placed at 112. It is a dismal indicator of the state of maternal mortality, reproductive health and women’s empowerment in the country.

All the statistics are pointers to the failure of the government and society to improve the lives of the majority of the people in the country. Programmes like the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and child nutrition plans have not made any noticeable changes in the lives of the people whom they are supposed to benefit. Huge money is ostensibly being spent on these schemes but much of it is probably lost or misspent. Unless the growth of wealth is well distributed and the poorest and weakest sections of society are enabled to participate in progress, social and political tensions will only accentuate. Claims of status of an emerging economic power does not mean anything when there is so much poverty and basic rights are denied to the people.

Abysmal record

 

[SpArK]

Sorry dude. enjoy urself.. nobody is listening .. we have better things to do.. carry on with googling and posting.. you are indeed a wonderful addition to any international forum.. folks must be really proud..

Your own source

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\11\06\story_6-11-2010_pg7_5

 

[jayron]

No use.. intelligence is scarce for some.. ambitions is to become the biggest poverty poster against India on this forum.. what can we do??

Let him post whetever he wants.. maybe it satisfies his ego.

You lost terribly benny. We cannot compete with Pakistanis in certain areas.

 

[Omar1984]

Stocks and Bonds - 40 percent population living around poverty line: SBP

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Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

The World Bank estimates that 456 million Indians (41.6% of the total Indian population) now live under the global poverty line of US$ 1.25 per day (PPP). This means that a third of the global poor now reside in India.
Poverty in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



According to the Human Development Index (HDI), 60.3% of Pakistan's population lives on under $2 a day, compared to 75.6% in nearby India and 81.3% in nearby Bangladesh,[9] and some 22.6% live under $1 a day, compared to 41.6% in India and 49.6% in Bangladesh.
Poverty in Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[SpArK]

You lost terribly benny. We cannot compete with Pakistanis in certain areas.

Yes indeed for a conversation or debate the other person needs some vital organs in body.. kya karein.. anyway im leaving there is nothing fascinating about the thread.. you can find hundreds of them here in forum.. let him enjoy what he likes most.. lets move on.

The World Bank estimates that 456 million Indians (41.6% of the total Indian population) now live under the global poverty line of US$ 1.25 per day (PPP). This means that a third of the global poor now reside in India.
Poverty in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




Poverty in Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

we are poor so what shall we do??? go and suicide???

 

[Omar1984]

Sorry dude. enjoy urself.. nobody is listening .. we have better things to do.. carry on with googling and posting.. you are indeed a wonderful addition to any international forum.. folks must be really proud..

Your own source

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Also from Pakistani source:


Better development


Pakistan has moved up to 125th place from the 141st rank it occupied last year in the UNDP’s annual Human Development Report, which includes its Human Development Index, rating countries on the basis of attainments in health, education, income generation and a wide list of other factors. The improvement reflects some change for the better in social indicators. But we must also keep in mind that the list this year comprises, at 169, fewer countries than in previous years and also reflects an improved GDP in some of the years between 2005 and 2010, on which the ranking is based.

However, the gains are something to build on. Pakistan’s life expectancy, for instance, now stands above that of India, indicating a better quality of life for its people. Average years of schooling in Pakistan are also higher than in India. This, of course, is nothing to gloat over because India stands at the 119th position and overall fares better, six places to be exact, than its neighbour to the west. The potential Pakistan possesses to climb higher up the ladder is, however, obvious and shows us that despite all the negativity in the country there is still hope for improvement. The UNDP’s findings that the countries that made the most significant gains are Oman, Nepal and Laos are also something for Pakistan’s planners to study and learn from.

As the report emphasises, people represent the real wealth of nations. They matter far more than the macro-economic data so often presented to us as a means to assess gains. This is something Pakistan needs to focus on so it can overcome the many problems that plague it in terms of health care, education and other factors. There is a fear too that growing unemployment, food price inflation and consequent malnutrition, partly due to the floods, will only add to the dismal figures for child mortality and rates of stunting or wasting.

In an age of ‘globalisation’, the disparities between nations are also disquieting. We live in an unequal world, where some people have almost everything and others, next to nothing. This too is something for the UN to address and see how we can create a world where excess food is not dumped and where wealthier nations can support, rather than exploit, others.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 7th, 2010.


Better development – The Express Tribune

 

[SpArK]

Everything you said i agree.. But why inspite of all these we are among the top nations in world?/

why we are only sending PM to G-20 nations meet?

Why we are growing rapidly??/

Do you have any logical answer for that???

 

[Omar1984]

'More poor' in India than Africa


13 July 2010 Last updated at 01:18 ET

The new measure of poverty assesses household poverty



Eight Indian states account for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African countries combined, a new measure of global poverty has found.

The Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, have 421 million "poor" people, the study found.

This is more than the 410 million poor in the poorest African countries, it said.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures a range of "deprivations" at household levels.

Developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) with UN support, it will feature in the upcoming UNDP Human Development Report.

The measure assess a number of "deprivations" in households - from education to health to assets and services.

"The MPI is like a high resolution lens which reveals a vivid spectrum of challenges facing the poorest households," said OPHI director Dr Sabina Alkire.


BBC News - 'More poor' in India than Africa

 

[SpArK]

'More poor' in India than Africa

acing the poorest households," said OPHI director Dr Sabina Alkire.


BBC News - 'More poor' in India than Africa

are u alright??/ Is there anything new other than news link we have seen earlier.. are u getting self satisfaction by posting all these???

articles from july... u can find more ....start from 1980 atleast.. people will thank u more then and lots of posts and make u more patriotic.


what a pathetic poster.. carry on