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The aim is to determine if poverty reduction in Uttar Pradesh during the 2000s was pro-poor and to identify regional disparities.

Is Poverty Reduction Pro-poor During 2000s? A Regional Analysis of Uttar Pradesh, India

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The aim is to determine if poverty reduction in Uttar Pradesh during the 2000s was pro-poor and to identify regional disparities.
Analyzed unit-level data from National Sample Survey Organisation’s Consumer Expenditure Survey for 2004-2005 and 2011-2012.
Estimated poverty and pro-poor indices for urban and rural regions.
Decomposed changes in poverty into growth and distribution effects.
Growth effect in poverty reduction was greater than inequality effect across the state.
Southern and northern Upper Ganga Plains saw faster, pro-poor poverty reduction, while the central region experienced increased poverty.
Regions with less skewed land distribution achieved quicker poverty reduction compared to regions with high poverty ratios and skewed land holdings.

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Regional analysis demonstrates pro-poor poverty reduction in Uttar Pradesh, indicating disparities in outcomes.

Sahoo et al. (2026) studied this question.

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