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612 million Indians 'multi-dimensionally poor'
Wednesday November 02, 2011 08:00:23 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
At 612 million, or more than half its population, India has the
world's largest number of "multi-dimensionally poor", the UN
Global Human Development report released Wednesday said.
To assess acute poverty levels, the index examined factors such as
health services, access to clean water and cooking fuels, basic
household goods and home construction standards, which together
offer a fuller portrait of poverty than income measurements alone.
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