Compassionate Society

India’s economic growth story of the past two decades has a recurrent theme, accentuating insecurities for millions. Yet, there is deep divide over how to distribute fruits its growth. How best plough back gains achieve equality and social protection everyone? Despite status as middle-income country, close 350 million people live in absolute poverty. According an affidavit presented Supreme Court 2011, estimated 30 percent are poor. This calculation was based on Tendulkar Committee Report; government body tasked with definition adequate poverty line India. A great deal debate followed thereafter, this definition; screening more critical questions. do these survive INR 32 per person day urban areas 26 rural areas? they find resources times illness, old age, disability death? And can protect themselves from slipping into deeper poverty?