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Rapid poverty reduction in india

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India has successfully reduced the percentage of poor people from over half the population to about a quarter between 1973 and 2004. Some states like Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh had poverty rates under 15% by 2004, while states like Orissa, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh still had over 30% of residents living in poverty. While rural poverty declined, urban poverty increased over the same time period. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other backward castes made up four-fifths of the rural poor population in 2004-2005.

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Rapid Poverty Reduction In India Developed By Ekalavvya A site for Current Affairs & General Studies Mail: info@ekalavvya.com Visit Us: www.ekalavvya.com
• India is a nation with over 300 million poor people • India has successfully reduced the share of the poor in the population by 27.4 percentage points from 54.9 in 1973 to 27.5 in 2004
• Some States have been particularly successful in reducing the share of the poor in the total population • In 2004–05, the States with the lowest Headcount Ratio (HCR) were J&K (5.4%), Punjab (8.4%), Himachal Pradesh (10%), Haryana (14%), Kerala (15%), Andhra Pradesh (15.8%), and Gujarat (16.8%)
• States with highest HCR were Orissa (46.4%), Bihar (41.4%), Madhya Pradesh (38.3%), and Uttar Pradesh (32.8%) • In Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Nagaland the absolute numbers of the poor in the population has actually increased over the last three decades
• Overall, the number of poor in rural areas in the country as a whole has declined from 2613 lakhs in 1973 to 2209 lakhs in 2004–05 • But in urban areas the numbers of the poor has gone on increasing from 600.5 lakhs in 1973 to 808.0 lakhs in 2004–05
• Among social groups, SCs, STs, and backward castes accounted for 80% of the rural poor in 2004–05
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Rapid poverty reduction in india

  • 1. Rapid Poverty Reduction In India Developed By Ekalavvya A site for Current Affairs & General Studies Mail: info@ekalavvya.com Visit Us: www.ekalavvya.com
  • 2. • India is a nation with over 300 million poor people • India has successfully reduced the share of the poor in the population by 27.4 percentage points from 54.9 in 1973 to 27.5 in 2004
  • 3. • Some States have been particularly successful in reducing the share of the poor in the total population • In 2004–05, the States with the lowest Headcount Ratio (HCR) were J&K (5.4%), Punjab (8.4%), Himachal Pradesh (10%), Haryana (14%), Kerala (15%), Andhra Pradesh (15.8%), and Gujarat (16.8%)
  • 4. • States with highest HCR were Orissa (46.4%), Bihar (41.4%), Madhya Pradesh (38.3%), and Uttar Pradesh (32.8%) • In Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Nagaland the absolute numbers of the poor in the population has actually increased over the last three decades
  • 5. • Overall, the number of poor in rural areas in the country as a whole has declined from 2613 lakhs in 1973 to 2209 lakhs in 2004–05 • But in urban areas the numbers of the poor has gone on increasing from 600.5 lakhs in 1973 to 808.0 lakhs in 2004–05
  • 6. • Among social groups, SCs, STs, and backward castes accounted for 80% of the rural poor in 2004–05
  • 7. Developed By A site for Current Affairs & General Studies Mail: info@ekalavvya.com Visit Us: www.ekalavvya.com