Government's U turn on poverty line
Direct Cash Transfer scheme begins on low key
Government scales down UID-linked scheme to 248,000 people in 20 districts
Poverty line delinked from food and other entitlements given to the poor
Government to wait for results of socio-economic caste census to decide parameters on who should be covered under social welfare programmes
Abandon paddy, build IT hubs: Montek
Planning Commission deputy chairperson gets flak for his advice to Kerala at investors' meet
New poverty estimate soon
But will it reflect true level of poverty in the country?
The new banana republic