Latest Poverty Trends in India

Latest Poverty Trends in India

*Presently, .8% Indians are living Below Poverty Line (BPL). The survey to measure this is conducted by National Sample Survey (NSS) Organization.

*NSS determines poverty line using the mixed recall period method in which consumer spending for five items such as clothing, footwear, durable goods, education and institutional medical expenses are collected from a 365 day period.

*Orissa is the poorest state with 39.9% people living below poverty line. It is followed by Jharkhand, Bihar and MR Poverty is lowest in Chandigarh (3.8%), Jammu and Kashmir (4.%) and Punjab (5.%).

State - Specific Poverty Lines in 2004 - 2005 (Rs. per capita

per month)

State / UT Rural Urban

Andhra Pradesh 292.95 542.89

Assam 387.64 378.84

Bihar 354.36 435.00

Chhattisgarh 322.41 560.00

Delhi 410.38 612.91

Goa 362.25 665.90

Gujarat 353.93 541.16

Haryana 414.76 504.49

Himachal Pradesh 394.28 504.49

Jammu & Kashmir 391.26 553.77

Jharkhand 366.56 451.24

Karnataka 324.17 599.66

Kerala 430.12 559.39

Madhya Pradesh 327.78 570.15

Maharashtra 362.25 665.90

Orissa 325.79 528.49

Puniab 410.38 466.16

Rajasthan 374.57 559.63

Tamil Nadu 351.86 547.42

Uttar Pradesh 365.84 483.26

Uttarakhand 478.02 637.67

West Bengal 382.82 449.32

D and N Haveli 362.25 665.90

All India 356.30 538.60

Poverty : Rural and Urban

I. Rural Poverty in India

*Main Reasons

*Rapid Population Growth

*Lack of Capital

*Lack of Alternate Employment Opportunities Other than Agriculture

*Excessive Population Pressure on Agriculture

*Illiteracy

*Regional Disparities

*Joint Family System

*Child Marriage Tradition

*Indifferent attitude towards Investment

*Lack of proper implementation of Public Distribution System

Government Efforts

*Legal

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