A micro strategy needed The debate about the country's economic reforms process having an impact on poverty has been raging for the past many years. This is debatable. For, pertinent figures only point out that the ongoing reforms process has not contributed significantly towards alleviating poverty.
Poverty needs to be to tackled at the micro level.
Reforms bypassing the poor Seminars and debates to discuss poverty alleviation measures held in plush 5-star hotels over ten course meals have yielded precious little. For, even today the poor does not get even a square meal per day. This, even as the government spends crores of rupees every year on poverty alleviation measures. But again, figures do not support such government spending. And, never trust the numbers revealed by the powers that be.