The poor in India have increased by 10 per cent, according to a report by the an expert group headed by former chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Suresh Tendulkar. Tendulkar Committee report says Bihar and Orissa are the worst affected states in term of poverty. The report says that in 2004 poverty in India was actually 10 per cent more than estimated with poverty in rural India at 42 per cent and not 28 per cent as was estimate earlier.
Private hospitals have instructions from courts to treat poor patients for free.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/104563/cj-delhi-woman-fights-for-poor-patients.html
Over 30 million Indians have joined the ranks of hungry since mid-1990.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/half-of-indias-children-malnourished-ngo-report/103360-3.html
Govt in a bind as 2 committees give different assessments/
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/103060/poverty-measurement-gets-tied-up-in-numbers.html
Country placed 134 among 182 countries in terms of poverty reduction.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rising-power-india-ranks-low-in-quality-of-life-index/102717-3.html
No country has gone this far to adopt a rights-based approach on this scale.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/forbes-india-whats-holding-back-the-hand-that-feeds/101921-3.html
Yeddyurappa has proposed a Chinese model of population control.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/stick-to-2-kids-or-no-schemes-yeddyurappa/101158-3.html
Manmohan Singh urges 'sensitivity' towards the marginalised.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/progress-hasnt-helped-the-disadvantaged-pm-admits/100833-3.html
Prema Devi is the wife of Suraj Lal Gupta who represented Balrampur district.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/exmlas-wife-found-begging-in-uttar-pradesh/99428-3.html
All four boys, aged between 10-16 years, suffer from muscular dystrophy.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/poor-parents-seek-mercy-killing-for-ill-sons/98986-3.html
Starvation, husband's death forced national-level athlete into prostitution.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/exsportswoman-too-poor-to-pay-bail-stays-in-jail/98548-5.html
The job scheme has completely failed to benefit poor labourers.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/west-bengal-left-fails-to-implement-nrega/98225-3.html
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