Poverty on decline even on new scale: PM

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Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (PTI) The ratio of Indians living
below the poverty line is steadily declining and the decline
rate even higher on the changed criteria of defining the

PM-POOR 2 LST

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The Tendulkar Committee found that if the new criteria
were to be plotted against the 1993 data, about 45 per cent of
Indians were under BPL in that year. That figure, would be

PM LD POVERTY 2 LST

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On the impact of economic reforms on poverty, the Prime
Minister said opening up of the Indian economy has had no
adverse impact on the poor and the percentage of population

UAE offers 18 ambulances to Gaza Strip

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Cairo - The UAE Embassy in Cairo has handed out 18 ambulances donated by the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) in support of health sector in Gaza Strip.

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