சற்றுமுன்:இந்தியாவில் ஏழ்மை 4.3% குறைந்துள்ளது

National Sample Survey(NSS) கணக்கெடுப்பின்படி இந்தியாவில் ஏழ்மை 1999-2000 கணக்கெடுப்பைவிட 2004-2005 கணக்கெடுப்பில் 4.3% குறைந்துள்ளதாக கணக்கெடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இருப்பினும் 23,85,00,000 பேர் (21.8%) மோசமான நிலையில் வாழ்வதாகத் தெரிகிறது.

Poverty declines to 21.8 per cent: NSS
Poverty in India has declined to 21.8 per cent in 2004-05 from 26.1 per cent in 1999-2000, a report of the National Sample Survey (NSS) released by the Planning Commission said on Wednesday.

The decline in poverty was comparatively much more steep in rural areas, where the percentage of people living below poverty line fell to 21.8 per cent (2004-05) from 27.1 per cent (1999-00).

In urban areas, percentage of people living below poverty line fell to 21.7 per cent (2004-05) from 23.6 per cent (1999-00), according to the NSS estimates based on the Mixed Recall Period (MRP)-consumption distribution data.

The number of people living below poverty was estimated at 238.5 million -- 170.3 million in rural areas and 68.2 million in urban areas -- out of the over one billion population.