Table 11.04.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incidence of Poverty (Head Count Ratio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Survey

Number and Percent of population below poverty

Year

National

Rural

Urban

 

No. in million

% of pop

No. in million

% of pop

No. in million

% of pop

Poverty line-1 : Absolute Poverty, 2122 K.Cal intake per person per day

2000

55.8

44.3

42.6

42.3

13.2

52.5

1995-96

55.3

47.5

45.7

47.1

9.6

49.7

1991-92

51.6

47.5

44.8

47.6

6.8

46.7

1988-89

49.7

47.8

43.4

47.8

6.3

47.6

1985-86

55.3

55.7

47.4

54.7

7.9

62.6

Poverty line-2 : Hard Core Poverty, 1805 K.Cal intake per person per day

2000

24.9

20.0

18.8

18.7

6

25

1995-96

29.1

25.1

23.9

24.6

5.2

27.3

1991-92

30.4

28.0

26.6

28.3

3.8

26.3

1988-89

29.5

28.4

26

28.6

3.5

26.4

1985-86

26.7

26.9

22.8

26.3

3.9

30.7

Source:  BBS