Poverty & Inclusion

Poverty has consistently been a transcending inter-generational problem for economies around the world over the past few decades. Beyond the conventional view of poverty as a deprivation of resources, it is being viewed as denial of opportunity and resources and then there is also the larger question of inequality. It is also the result of a number of social, political and economic events. PLF takes a multidimensional view of poverty. Over the last decade, we have made efforts to integrate pro-poor development strategies in various sectoral programmes. In the coming years, we plan to shape policies and programmes to contribute towards:

• Ensuring social protection systems for all
• Building resilience of the poor
• Creating sound policy frameworks based on pro-poor and gender sensitive development strategies
• Empowering all women and girls

Projects undertaken under this vertical include:

• Research on Internal Migration in India to Understand Migration for Accumulation (2019- ongoing)
• Planning and Implementation of NREGS in Madhya Pradesh - A Process Study-Monograph. (2010)
• Effectiveness of Micro-finance Programmes in Reducing Vulnerability to Debt Bondage in Andhra Pradesh (2007)
• Social Accounting of Livelihoods Advancement Business School (labs) (2005-2007)