Poverty Alleviation Programmes In Rural India

An Assessment

Bibliographic Data

ID3884281
AuthorsRaghav Gaiha (0000-0002-2027-6747, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume22
Issue1
Pages117-154
Publication date1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment and Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-7660.1991.tb00405.x
OpenAlexW2068477850
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

The Planning Commission estimated a sharp reduction of poverty during the early 1980s, which it attributed largely to the poverty alleviation strategy followed during the Sixth Plan. Specifically, it was claimed that the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was responsible for a substantial reduction in rural poverty. This claim is critically evaluated here. Drawing upon the results of an applied general equilibrium model, selected anti-poverty interventions are compared from a macro perspective. Noting the incentive and information-related problems, some key issues in designing anti-poverty interventions are addressed.Section I reviews changes in rural poverty at the all-India level. Section II explores the relationship between rural poverty, agricultural production and (consumer) prices. Distinguishing between transitory and persistent poverty, alternative measures of persistent poverty are presented in Section III. A case is then made for an interventionist anti-poverty strategy, followed by a brief review (Section IV) of salient features and selected performance indicators of poverty alleviation programmes launched/implemented during the Sixth Plan period. Section V investigates whether these programmes - especially the IRDP - played a significant role in alleviating poverty. Section VI discusses selected anti-poverty interventions and possible design-related reforms; concluding observations are offered in the final section

Basic needs · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Incentive · Political science · Poverty · Psychological intervention · Rural area · Rural poverty · Agricultural risk and resilience · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Psychology · Social and Economic Development in India

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