In the last 40 years, the number of poor in India has declined. Validate the statement.

Solution

The Planning Commission has been estimating the incidence of poverty using the methodology of the expert groups. On this basis, estimates of poverty are available at national level from 1973-74 to 1999-2000. The incidence of poverty declined from nearly 55 percent 1973-74 to 36 percent in 1993-94 and 26 percent in 1999-2000. The latest estimates for 1999-2000 reveal a significantly reduced number of poor at about 26 crore. The decline in poverty ratio during the last 40 years has been uneven among the states. In 1973-74, more than 80 percent resided in rural areas and in 1999-2000, this has come down to 75 percent. This means more than three-fourths of the poor in India reside in villages. Moreover poverty which was prevailing predominantly in rural areas also has shifted to urban areas.

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