NEW DELHI: A multi-pronged approach with focus on inclusive economic growth would help eradicate poverty, which is increasingly getting concentrated in a few geographical areas, says a research report.
The observations are part of the India Public Policy Report 2014 jointly published by O P Jindal Global University and Oxford University Press.
"Overcoming poverty requires a context specific multi-pronged strategy that includes: a basic needs approach, a human rights entitlement approach, a natural resource management approach and a focus on inclusive economic growth," the report released this week said.
Poverty in India is getting increasingly concentrated in a few geographical areas, among specific social groups and is increasing in urban areas, it said. It also noted that access to a diverse food basket alone may not help in effectively overcoming malnutrition.
The report's Policy Effectiveness Index showed that at all India level there is a gradual, but only a marginal, improvement in the policy effectiveness index over the three decades -- period from 1981 to 2011.The index is based on four factors -- livelihood opportunity, social opportunity, rule of law and physical infrastructure development.
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