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Descrobe poverty trends in India since 1973 |
| Answer» \tThere has been a substantial decline in poverty ratios in India from about 55 percent in 1973 to 30 percent in 2009-10.\tMore than 56% of the rural population was living below poverty in 1973 which has come down to 34%.\tAround about 50 % of the urban population was having below poverty in 1973 which has come down to 27%.\tAlthough the percentage of people living under poverty declined in the ear Her two decades (1973-1993), the number of poor remained stable around 320 million for a fairly long period.\tIf the trend continues, people below the poverty line may come down to less than 20 percent in the next few years. | |