The data presented here are from the Current Population Survey (CPS), 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC), the source of official poverty estimates. The CPS ASEC is a sample survey of approximately 100,000 household nationwide. These data re
Kerala Local Administration Minister Kutty Ahamed Kutty today said as part of making the state a ''poverty-free zone,'' the government would launch schemes with the cooperation of voluntary organisations.