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Reproducibility package for India: Trends In Poverty, 2011-12 To 2022-23

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FR_IND_2025_344
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Maria Fernanda Gonzalez Icaza, Nancy Puranbhai Devpura, Diego Lestani, Julia Liniado, Nishtha Kochhar, Nandini Krishnan, Naresh Kumar, Ayago Wambile
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    • Overview

    Abstract

    This technical note provides updated poverty trends for India using international poverty lines and documents the methodology for generating the corresponding welfare aggregates, poverty, and inequality estimates, using data from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (CES) 2022-23 and the 2011-12 CES.

    Reproducibility Package

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    Title
    Reproducibility package for India: Trends In Poverty, 2011-12 To 2022-23. Methodology Note
    Date
    2025-05
    Dependencies
    R dependencies are listed in the file renv.lock. Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder.
    Instructions
    See README in reproducibility package.
    Notes
    Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DIME) Analytics team, World Bank.
    Source code repository
    Repository name URI
    Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) https://reproducibility.worldbank.org
    Software
    Name
    R
    Version
    4.4.1
    Name
    Stata
    Version
    18 MP
    Name
    Excel
    Version
    Microsoft Excel for Microsoft 365 MSO

    Reproducibility

    Technology environment

    Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:
    – Windows 10 Enterprise
    – Processor INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8562Y+, 2800 Mhz, 16 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
    – Memory available: 128 GB
    – Software version: Stata 18 MP, R 4.4.1
    Technology requirements

    ~4 hours runtime
    Reproduction instructions

    To reproduce the exhibits in this report, a new user must follow these steps:

    1. Obtain access to the data that is not included in the package, and place it in the appropriate folder as indicated in the folder structure.
    2. Open the main .do file, update the file path accordingly, and run the code to generate the main outputs.
    3. To reproduce the appendix exhibits, open the R project, restore the environment using renv::restore(), and run the code.

    Note:
    Since the data is not included in the reproducibility package, the folder contains all figures and tables produced by the replicators. These can be reviewed and compared with the published report.

    Data

    Datasets
    Name
    Household Consumption Expenditure Survey: 2022-2023
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Access year: 2024. Located at: data/raw/ces/ User needs to follow this link:https://microdata.gov.in/NADA/index.php, create and account and log in. Finally click the link below for direct download. The user needs to be logged in to be able to download the .zip directly. The name of the downloaded file will be Unit level data of HCES 2022-23 round zip folder; Then the user needs to extract and open some files using Nesstar Explorer and then save them in the raw→ces folder. Please see detailed instructions in the README file.
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available but does not allow redistribution
    Data URL
    https://microdata.gov.in/NADA/index.php/catalog/224/download/2548
    Name
    Household Consumption Expenditure: 2011-2012
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Access year: 2023. Location: Nss68_1.0_Type2_new format.rar; Nss68_1.0_Type1_new format.rar. User needs to follow this link:https://microdata.gov.in/NADA/index.php, create and account and log in. Finally click the links below for direct download. The user needs to be logged in to be able to download the .zip directly. Please see detailed instructions in the README file.
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available but does not allow redistribution
    Data URL
    https://microdata.gov.in/NADA/index.php/catalog/126/download/1595; https://microdata.gov.in/NADA/index.php/catalog/1/download/1596
    Name
    CPI Index Back Series
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Consumer Price Indices Warehouse. Location: CPI_R_U_subgroups_Jan11_May24. Details: The file was downloaded from the Consumer Price Indices Warehouse website by selecting the following parameters: Time Series>Base 2012> Current Series. Period: January 2011-December2012; Coverage: All States; Groups and Subgroups: All. The variables included are: Rural; Urban; Combined; After downloading, the "Back Series" values were manually copied and pasted into the file listed in the next entry "Current Series".
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package
    Data URL
    https://cpi.mospi.gov.in/
    Name
    CPI Index Current Series
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Consumer Price Indices Warehouse. Location: CPI_R_U_subgroups_Jan11_May24. Details: The file was downloaded from the Consumer Price Indices Warehouse website by selecting the following parameters: Time Series>Base 2012> Current Series. Period: January 2013-May2024. Coverage: All States; Groups and Subgroups: All. The variables included are: Rural; Urban; Combined; The data was then manually combined with the back series described in the previous entry.
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package
    Data URL
    https://cpi.mospi.gov.in/
    Name
    Population Projection for India and States, 2011-2036
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Located at: data/raw/other/Population_Projections_Health_Ministry.xlsx. Data collected from the PDF in the following link and manually copied into the mentioned Excel file by the team.
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package.
    Data URL
    https://nhm.gov.in/New_Updates_2018/Report_Population_Projection_2019.pdf
    Name
    World Development Indicators
    Note
    Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Located at: data/raw/other/Population_Projections_WDI. Access year: 2025. Variable name: Rural population, Urban population.
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package
    Data URL
    https://databank.worldbank.org/source/population-estimates-and-projections
    Data statement

    All data sources are publicly available but not all are included in the reproducibility package.

    Description

    Output
    Type
    Methodology Note
    Title
    India: Trends In Poverty, 2011-12 To 2022-23
    Authors
    Poverty & Equity Team
    Authors
    Author Affiliation Email
    Maria Fernanda Gonzalez Icaza World Bank mgonzalezicaza@worldbank.org
    Nancy Puranbhai Devpura World Bank ndevpura@worldbank.org
    Diego Lestani World Bank dlestani@worldbank.org
    Julia Liniado World Bank jliniado@worldbank.org
    Nishtha Kochhar World Bank nkochhar@worldbank.org
    Nandini Krishnan World Bank nkrishnan@worldbank.org
    Naresh Kumar World Bank nkumar18@worldbank.org
    Ayago Wambile World Bank awambile@worldbank.org
    Date of production

    2025-04-25

    Scope and coverage

    Geographic locations
    Location Code
    India IND
    Keywords
    Poverty Inequality India Household Consumption Expenditure Survey Hces Ces

    Disclaimer

    Disclaimer

    The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

    Access and rights

    License
    Name URI
    Modified BSD3 https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Maria Fernanda Gonzalez Icaza World Bank mgonzalezicaza@worldbank.org
    Reproducibility WBG World Bank reproducibility@worldbank.org

    Information on metadata

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Reproducibility WBG DIME World Bank - Development Impact Department Verification and preparation of metadata
    Date of Production

    2025-04-25
    Document version

    1
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