Estimating from Grouped and Specific Percentile Data the Proportion and Number of Poor for States and India in 2022-23: Methodological and Pedagogical Insights

Mishra, Srijit

Estimating from Grouped and Specific Percentile Data the Proportion and Number of Poor for States and India in 2022-23: Methodological and Pedagogical Insights - Economic and Political Weekly 2025 - 51-58

Poverty estimates of rural, urban and combined areas for the states and for India, in 2022-23, have been computed. The methodological and pedagogical insights gained were sixfold. First, items were matched from the consumer price index, 2012 base with ite


Consumer Price Index
PLB-Specific Inflation Index
Poverty Estimation
Household Consumption Expenditure