India’s poverty level down by 7.3%: Plan Panel India Planners confirm:
>From 37.2 per
cent in 2004-05 it has declined to 29.8 per cent in 2009-10 and at a
faster pace in the rural areas than in urban areas
Submitted on 03/20/2012 - 10:02:03 AM
New Delhi: Poverty in the country declined by 7.3 per cent from
37.2 per cent in 2004-05 to 29.8 per cent in 2009-10.
According to Planning Commission estimates, the decline of poverty in
the rural areas has been at a faster pace than in urban areas during
the period.
The sharp decline in poverty of over 10 percentage points was
witnessed in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha,
Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttarakhand.
However, poverty has increased in the North-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya,
Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.
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