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Programa Bolsa Família (PBF) , which will be referred to as Bolsa Family Programme in this article is a conditional cash transfer program (CCT) focused on health and education that has been implemented by the federal government of Brazil since 2003. The Ministry for Social Development and to Combat Hunger (MDS) is responsible for the program, defines the eligibility criteria and authorizes payments to families . This is one of the programmes that a developed country adopts and learns from the experiences in the so-called developing world. In this article, we will try to understand why this programme succeeded and what caused it, how it targets its beneficiaries and what beneficiaries have to say about it and lastly how India can adopt this scheme in accordance with Indian society. History of this Programme: In October 2003, the federal government under President Lula da Silva introduced the Programa Bolsa Família (PBF), a nationwide CCT programme managed by the relevant local adminis...

According to the study, "The Start of A New Poverty Narrative" authored by Mr. Homi Kharas, Mr. Kristofer Hamel, Mr. Martin Hofer and published on the "Future Development" blog of the Brookings Institute, an American think-tank, on June 19,2018. Resting before a hectic schedule. Pic by-Vivek Kumar Jha India was recently at the top of this list, Nigeria displaced India to became the largest population with extreme poverty. Now India doesn't have the largest section of poor people but definitely, India still has 73 Million population with extreme poverty. According to the study of Poverty in India falling @ 44 per minute compared to Nigeria's increment of 6 per minute. Maybe you think that India is coming out of jaws of poverty but let me tell you this study is about "Extreme Poverty" aka living/surviving on less than $1.19 per day (Rs 81.71 per day). After India, there is another African Country in line, Democratic Republic of Congo. Acco...