Rapid decline in poverty vs food security sops

When poverty levels shrink dramatically on a government's beat, one expects it to shout that out from the rooftops. But the UPA marches to a different drummer. When growth was going strong, the National Advisory Council was commissioned to push an inclusive agenda, as if growth and inclusiveness were at odds. When that period of high growth reduced poverty at an unprecedented pace, many UPA spokespersons joined ranks with the opposition, simplistically decrying the existing poverty line as a cruel joke on the poor.

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