Table: Estimates of Poverty in India.
|
Poverty ratio (%) |
Number of poor (in millions) |
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|
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?
(i) Even if poverty ratio declined between 1973-74 and 1993-94, the number of poor remained at about 320 million because of rapid increase in population.
(ii) No, the dynamics of poverty reduction are not the same in rural and urban India.
