Table: Estimates of Poverty in India.

	Poverty ratio (%)			Number of poor (in millions)
Year	Rural	Urban	Combined	Rural	Urban	Combined
1973-74	56.4	49.0	54.9	261	60	321
1993-94	37.3	32.4	36.0	244	76	320
1999-00	27.1	23.6	26.1	193	67	260

Source : Economic Survey 2002-03. Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Study the Table and answer the following questions:

(i) Even if poverty ratio declined between 1973-74 and 1993-94, why did the number of poor remain at about 320 million?

(ii) Are the dynamics of poverty reduction the same in rural and urban India?