Thread by @go4avinash

#FactCheck of selective & manufactured claim, "75 million (7.5 Crore) people in India going into Poverty due to #Covid19 Pandemic".

#PewResearch published "analysis" on 17-Mar-2021, which was sourced from #WorldBank's Povcalnet database on Poverty.

pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021…

Page 1 of #PewResearch tells that by 2019 w.r.t 2011, 'Poor' ($1.9 per day income), "decreased" by 262 million & 'Low Income' category ($2.01 - $10 per day income), "increased" by 306 million people.

(Orange - 2011 : Green - 2019)

Page 2 & 3 of #PewResearch tells that 'Poor', "increased" by 75 million as per Post-pandemic estimates.

Now comes the most interesting part ..

#WorldBank released 'Poverty & Equity Brief' paper in April'2021 which was based on blog of #MaheshVyas of (CMIE) which was released in Business Standard, in Mar'2021.

Whos' #MaheshVyas & what is #CMIE ? It is the same Pvt. Ltd. company which is spreading propaganda on Unemployment since long.

https://twitter.com/go4avinash/status/1303209453513109504

This 'Poverty & Equity Brief' paper by #WorldBank states some figures also, but they were as per 'Poverty' survey up-to 2017 only.

databank.worldbank.org/data/download/…

#WorldBank Povcal database has earlier (in 2018) shown that India's Poverty is continuously getting "decreased".

Most interesting part, if you actually go to #WorldBank Povcalnet portal, you will find 'Poverty' survey available till 2019 only. #India's data not available.

iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/povO…

Lutyens Eco-system works systematically & "manufacture" half-fact propaganda so that #Congress & #RahulGandhi may target #Modi government. As "common public", don't #FactCheck they believe when someone take name of #PewResearch etc.

#PewResearch "methodology" document if full of assumptions & actual data is "not available". #WorldBank PovcalNet portal clearly states, revised estimates of global poverty from 1981 till 2017 were released on March 2021.

pewresearch.org/wp-content/upl…

#WorldBank's 2020 report also states, "Measuring Poverty in India without Recent Data", that too calculation was done till 2017-18 only.

Question is, Where the Hell is Report which states, "75 million (7.5 crore) people become 'Poor' in India." ?

openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/hand…