---------------------------------------------------------------------------
**** http://www.GOANET.org ****
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services'
With Foreword by Gen SF Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, ADC (retd)
former Chief of Indian Army Staff
and Governor, Punjab & Administrator, Chandigarh UT
Copies now available at:
GOA: Literati (2277740), Other India (2263306), Broadway (6647038),
Mandovi (2427904), Noel DSilva & Associates (9823120454 / 9096781714),
Confidant / Golden Heart Emp (2732450), David & Co (2730326), Vardaan
(9527463684)
SERV / RETD Def Offrs in Goa: O/o Sainik Co-op Hse Bldg Sty, Def Col, Porvorim
(2417288)
MUMBAI: David & Co (22019010)
PUNE: Manneys (26131683), Popular (25678327)
BENGALURU: Narayan (22865800)
DELHI: Ritana (24617278)
ONLINE (worldwide delivery): http://www.ritanabooks.com,
http://goa1556.goa-india.org
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Santosh Helekar <chimbel...@yahoo.com> wrote: Poverty in India has
declined over the last four decades. The percentage of population
living below the poverty line in 1974 in rural and urban areas was 56%
and 49%, respectively. In 1994 it was 37% and 32%, respectively. Today
it is less than 27% and 23%, respectively.
COMMENT:
Having accepted that Indian "official" statistics are worth comparing
because they are so very accurate, I have the following question:
Is it possible that the 10-20% of the rural population (who were poor)
decided to migrate to urban areas i.e. Mumbai ....and now to Goa?
jc
