Poverty by social, religious and economic groups in India and its largest states

Panagariya, Arvind; More, Vishal G.

doi:10.1108/igdr-03-2014-0007

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“…Despite robust growth, the Gini coefficient for India (the most frequently recognized measurement of economic inequity) shows an increasing trend since the 1990s in income inequality (from 30.8% to 33.9%) laid over existing large variation in poverty rates among social groups (by tribe, caste, and religion) in India and across states (Panagariya, ). If we turn to health, whereas on average, health outcomes have improved, the gains are not even.…”

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Equity Is Not an Intervention: Implications of Evaluation—Reflections from India

Hay¹

2017

New Drctns Evaluation

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Like most of the world, China, India, and Chile—the three countries discussed in this volume—are all characterized by increasing inequity. Equity is not the primary goal driving core policies and programs, and equity is often knowingly and readily sacrificed for other goals. In such a context, is it reasonable to expect that interventions generated from systems that perpetuate and deepen inequities, and do not challenge those systems and outcomes, will lead to equity? Is it reasonable to expect further that evaluation of such interventions will enhance equity? This chapter suggests that it is reasonable, but only if such evaluations are understood and framed as intentional disruptions to systems perpetuating inequities. Taking India as an example, the chapter lays out the persistence of health inequities in India and discusses implications and possible solutions emerging from seeing program and other evaluations as an opportunity to disrupt program, organizational, or system ecologies that perpetuate inequities. The chapter sees no conflict between, and argues for, models of evaluation that are both rigorous and transformative.

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“…10,11 It is estimated that 30% of people belonging to SCs live below the poverty line of ∼30Rs (∼US$ 0.45) a day, with the majority living in slums or segregated villages. 10,12 SC women often face triple discrimination due to their caste, socio-economic status and gender, and these problems have previously been reflected in poor maternal health outcomes. 8,9 There is no recent available data comparing national maternal outcomes between castes, but smaller-scale studies show a continued strong relationship between caste and MMR/reproductive morbidity.…”

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The perceptions, health-seeking behaviours and access of Scheduled Caste women to maternal health services in Bihar, India

Patel

Das

2018

Reproductive Health Matters

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The caste system is a complex social stratification system which has been abolished, but remains deeply ingrained in India. Scheduled Caste (SC) women are one of the historically deprived groups, as reflected in poor maternal health outcomes and low utilisation of maternal healthcare services. Key government schemes introduced in 2005 mean healthcare-associated costs should now be far less of a deterrent. This paper examines the factors contributing to this low use of maternal health services by investigating the perceptions, health-seeking behaviours and access of SC women to maternal healthcare services in Bihar, India. Eighteen in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with SC women in Bihar. Data were analysed using Framework Analysis and presented using the AAAQ Toolbox. Main facilitating factors included the introduction of accredited social health activists (ASHAs), free maternal health services, the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), and changes in the cultural acceptability of institutional delivery. Main barriers included inadequate ASHA coverage, poor information access, transport costs and unauthorised charges to SC women from healthcare staff. SC women in Bihar may be inequitably served by maternal health services, and in some cases may face specific discrimination. Recommendations to improve SC service utilisation include research into the improvement of postnatal care, reducing unauthorised payments to healthcare staff and improvements to the ASHA programme.

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“…Yet, 31•5% of individuals from scheduled castes and 45•3% from scheduled tribes still live in poverty; these figures are above the national average according to the Suresh Tendulkar Committee's estimate of poverty in India. 2 The global population living in poverty has declined in the past 15 years to approximately 1 billion people. 3 4 People on low-incomes are more affected by climate change.…”

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Climate change, famine, and low-income communities challenge Sustainable Development Goals

Balasubramanian

2018

The Lancet Planetary Health

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Poverty by social, religious and economic groups in India and its largest states

Abstract: Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to ground in serious empirical evidence the debate on whether the post-reform acceleration in growth has helped bring poverty down for all economic, social and religious groups and in all state or has left certain groups or states.

Cited by 37 publications

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Equity Is Not an Intervention: Implications of Evaluation—Reflections from India

Equity Is Not an Intervention: Implications of Evaluation—Reflections from India

The perceptions, health-seeking behaviours and access of Scheduled Caste women to maternal health services in Bihar, India

Climate change, famine, and low-income communities challenge Sustainable Development Goals

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