Officials from the government in Nepal are to visit every house in the country. They will collect information to help try to assess who is living below the poverty line and who will be entitled to new subsidies for food, health and education.
In this week's 6 Minute English, Rob and Vera discuss how successful this scheme is likely to be.
This week's question:
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is the poorest country in the World? Is it:
a) The Democratic Republic of Congo
b) Malawi
c) Burkina Faso
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme.
Listen
Nepal's poverty battle
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Vocabulary
- pioneering
new and original
- the extent
the amount
- data
information
- allocated
given an amount of
- subsidies
a sum of money from the government or financial support
- bias
prejudice in favour or against someone or a group of people
- corruption
dishonest conduct by someone in charge or in power, sometimes involving bribery
- terrain
an area of land, described with reference to its physical features
