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Ashoka Mody, an economist discusses issues with measuring poverty in India, especially with the recent release of partial consumption data<\/a>. The author argues in the Project Syndicate article that the official statistics might be misleading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economists have doubted India’s GDP data for a while, believing it to overestimate growth. The recently released consumption figures are also questioned because a previous survey showing high poverty rates was scrapped. The author finds it suspicious that the government would release partial data just before an election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are issues with how the poverty line is set. The World Bank sets the extreme poverty line at $1.90 per day, but critics argue this is too low for India. People who can’t afford even the basic necessities for survival are still considered not poor according to this standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Economists have doubted India’s GDP data for a while, believing it to overestimate growth. 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