Economic Survey: India Should Obsess More With Growth Than Inequality As The Former Has Far Bigger Impact On Poverty by Swarajya Staff - Jan 30, 2021 03:16 PM Poor families living on the streets. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/GettyImages) Snapshot Since economic growth has a far greater impact on poverty alleviation than inequality unlike advanced economies, the Survey recommends that India must continue to focus on economic growth to lift the poor out of poverty. Inequality has become a hot topic of discussion in the economic circles in the 21st century. The debate on the issue received a fillip when French economist Thomas Piketty published his book âCapital in the 21st centuryâ seven years ago.