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What is poverty? Causes of poverty Poverty children Kids in poverty World poverty issues Global statistics on poverty Stop world poverty Poverty line in India Child hunger Facts about hunger War on poverty How many people live in India? Poverty and education Poverty essays End poverty Poverty as a challenges Poverty alleviation Types of poverty? Effects of poverty Poverty is a widespread problem. The pain of being poor cannot be compared with any other issues throughout world. According to the Govt. of India Statistics, 22% people were living under the poverty line in 2012. The World Bank states that 179.6 millions Indian lived under the international poverty line in 2015. People are living under the extreme poverty without sufficient food, water, nutrition and without adequate education, employment infrastructure, health care, etc. There are several definitions of poverty, and scholars disagree as to which definition is appropriate for India. Inside India, both income-based poverty definition and consumption-based poverty statistics are in use. Outside India, the World Bank and institutions of the United Nations use a broader definition to compare poverty among nations, including India, based on purchasing power parity (PPP), as well as nominal relative basis. Each state in India has its own poverty threshold to determine how many people are below its poverty line and to reflect regional economic conditions. These differences in definition yield a complex and conflicting picture about poverty in India, both internally and when compared to other developing countries of the world. As with many countries, poverty was historically defined and estimated in India using a sustenance food standard. This methodology has been revised. India's current official poverty rates are based on its Planning Commission’s data derived from so-called Tendulkar methodology. It defines poverty not in terms of annual income, but in terms of consumption or spending per individual over a certain period for a basket of essential goods. Further, this methodology sets different poverty lines for rural and urban areas. Since 2007, India set its official threshold at ₹ 26 a day ($0.43) in rural areas and about ₹ 32 per day ($0.53) in urban areas.[33] While these numbers are lower than the World Bank's $1.25 per day income-based definition, the definition is similar to China's US$0.65 per day official poverty line in 2008. The World Bank’s international poverty line definition is based on purchasing power parity basis, at $1.25 per day.[35][36] This definition is inspired by the reality that the price of same goods, and services such as a haircut, are quite different in local currencies around the world. A realistic definition and comparison of poverty must consider these differences in costs of living, or must be on purchasing power parity (PPP) basis. On this basis, currency fluctuations and nominal numbers become less important, the definition is based on the local costs of a basket of essential goods and services that people can purchase. By World Bank's 2014 PPP definition, India's poverty rate is significantly lower than previously believed.[ Think about all, poor are also human being and they deserve respect. keep respecting poor. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat...