Day 3 Ms. R A Jena, Director, Perspective Planning, Planning Commission A Fragmentary Account of the State and Nature of Poverty in India S P Mittal, Principal Scientist (Retd), Central Soil and Water Research Institute Sukhomajri, The Watershed Experience Field Trip Madhu Sarin, Environmental activist on forest rights and tribal rights S P Mittal, Principal Scientist (Retd), Central Soil and Water Research Institute

1. A Fragmentary Account of the State and Nature of Poverty in India Ratna Anjan Jena Director, (Planning Commission)

14. Incidence of Poverty 21.7 68 21.8 170 21.8 238 2004-05(MRP) 25.7 81 28.3 221 27.5 301 2004-05(URP) 23.6 67 27.1 193 26.1 260 1999-2000(MRP) 32.4 76 37.3 244 36.0 320 1993-94 38.2 75 39.1 232 38.9 307 1987-88 40.8 71 45.7 252 44.5 323 1983 45.2 65 53.1 264 51.3 329 1977-78 49 60 56.4 261 54.9 321 1973-74 (%) (million) (%) (million) (%) (million) Poverty ratio Number Poverty ratio Number Poverty ratio Number Year Urban Rural All India

16. State Specific Poverty Lines-2004-05 538.60 356.30 All-India * 665.90 362.25 Dadra & N. Haveli 23 449.32 382.82 West Bengal 22 637.67 478.02 Uttarakhand 21 483.26 365.84 Uttar Pradesh 20 547.42 351.86 Tamil Nadu 19 559.63 374.57 Rajasthan 18 466.16 410.38 Punjab 17 528.49 325.79 Orissa 16 665.90 362.25 Maharashtra 15 570.15 327.78 Madhya Pradesh 14 559.39 430.12 Kerala 13 599.66 324.17 Karnataka 12 451.24 366.56 Jharkhand 11 553.77 391.26 Jammu & Kashmir 10 504.49 394.28 Himachal Pradesh 9 504.49 414.76 Haryana 8 541.16 353.93 Gujarat 7 665.90 362.25 Goa 6 612.91 410.38 Delhi 5 560.00 322.41 Chhattisgarh 4 435.00 354.36 Bihar 3 378.84 387.64 Assam 2 542.89 292.95 Andhra Pradesh 1 Urban Rural State/U.T.'s S.No.

17. Number and Percentage of Population below poverty line by states - 2004-05 Contd.. 1.18 12.6 0.16 3.3 1.02 22.3 Mizoram 19 4.52 18.5 0.16 3.3 4.36 22.3 Meghalaya 18 3.95 17.3 0.20 3.3 3.76 22.3 Manipur 17 317.38 30.7 146.25 32.2 171.13 29.6 Maharashtra 16 249.68 38.3 74.03 42.1 175.65 36.9 Madhya Pradesh 15 49.60 15.0 17.17 20.2 32.43 13.2 Kerala 14 138.89 25.0 63.83 32.6 75.05 20.8 Karnataka 13 116.39 40.3 13.20 20.2 103.19 46.3 Jharkhand 12 5.85 5.4 2.19 7.9 3.66 4.6 Jammu & Kashmir 11 6.36 10.0 0.22 3.4 6.14 10.7 Himachal Pradesh 10 32.10 14.0 10.60 15.1 21.49 13.6 Haryana 9 90.69 16.8 27.19 13.0 63.49 19.1 Gujarat 8 2.01 13.8 1.64 21.3 0.36 5.4 Goa 7 22.93 14.7 22.30 15.2 0.63 6.9 Delhi 6 90.96 40.9 19.47 41.2 71.50 40.8 Chhattisgarh 5 369.15 41.4 32.42 34.6 336.72 42.1 Bihar 4 55.77 19.7 1.28 3.3 54.50 22.3 Assam 3 2.03 17.6 0.09 3.3 1.94 22.3 Arunachal Pradesh 2 126.10 15.8 61.40 28.0 64.70 11.2 Andhra Pradesh 1 (Lakhs) (Lakhs) (Lakhs) Persons Persons Persons Persons Persons Persons States/U.Ts S.No. No. of %age of No. of %age of No. of %age of Combined Urban Rural

18. Number and Percentage of Population below poverty line by states - 2004-05 3017.20 27.5 807.96 25.7 2209.24 28.3 All-India 2.37 22.4 1.59 22.2 0.78 22.9 Pondicherry 35 0.11 16.0 0.06 20.2 0.06 13.3 Lakshadweep 34 0.21 10.5 0.14 21.2 0.07 5.4 Daman & Diu 33 0.84 33.2 0.15 19.1 0.68 39.8 Dadra & N. Haveli 32 0.74 7.1 0.67 7.1 0.08 7.1 Chandigarh 31 0.92 22.6 0.32 22.2 0.60 22.9 A & N Islands 30 208.36 24.7 35.14 14.8 173.22 28.6 West Bengal 29 35.96 39.6 8.85 36.5 27.11 40.8 Uttarakhand 28 590.03 32.8 117.03 30.6 473.00 33.4 Uttar Pradesh 27 6.38 18.9 0.20 3.3 6.18 22.3 Tripura 26 145.62 22.5 69.13 22.2 76.50 22.8 Tamil Nadu 25 1.14 20.1 0.02 3.3 1.12 22.3 Sikkim 24 134.89 22.1 47.51 32.9 87.38 18.7 Rajasthan 23 21.63 8.4 6.50 7.1 15.12 9.1 Punjab 22 178.49 46.4 26.74 44.3 151.75 46.8 Orissa 21 3.99 19.0 0.12 3.3 3.87 22.3 Nagaland 20 (Lakhs) (Lakhs) (Lakhs) Persons Persons Persons Persons Persons Persons States/U.Ts S.No. No. of %age of No. of %age of No. of %age of Combined Urban Rural

22. 238.50 301.72 260.25 320.37 Number of Poor (Million) 2 21.77 27.54 26.10 35.97 Poverty Ratio 1 TOTAL 68.20 80.80 67.01 76.34 Number of Poor (Million) 2 21.70 25.71 23.62 32.36 Poverty Ratio 1 URBAN 170.30 220.92 193.24 244.03 Number of Poor (Million) 2 21.79 28.27 27.09 37.27 Poverty Ratio 1 RURAL 365-Day 30-Day 2004-05 1999-2000 1993-94 Poverty Ratio and Number of Poor

23. 0.87 0.77 3. Total 0.38 0.60 2. Urban 1.06 0.78 1. Rural (365-Day) (30-Day) 2004-05 2004-05 1999-2000 to 1993-94 to (Percent point per year) Annual Average Change in Poverty Ratio

24. Ranking of states by Poverty Ratio (URP Consumption ) 4 2 5 4 1 1 Delhi 12 11 6 6 13 13 West Bengal 15 17 17 Uttarakhand 14 13 12 12 14 14 Uttar Pradesh 11 10 10 14 10 10 Tamil Nadu 10 7 14 9 9 6 Rajasthan 1 1 3 3 2 2 Punjab 20 16 20 16 19 16 Orissa 13 12 16 11 12 11 Maharashtra 17 15 19 17 15 12 Madhya Pradesh 6 6 9 7 6 5 Kerala 9 9 13 15 7 8 Karnataka 19 8 20 Jharkhand 2 8 2 2 3 9 Himachal Pradesh 3 5 7 5 5 7 Haryana 7 4 4 8 8 4 Gujarat 16 18 16 Chhattisgarh 18 17 15 10 18 17 Bihar 8 14 1 1 11 15 Assam 5 3 11 13 4 3 Andhra Pradesh 2004-05 1993-94 2004-05 1993-94 2004-05 1993-94 Total Urban Rural

25. Ranking of states by Poverty Ratio (MRP Consumption ) 4 3 5 4 1 1 Delhi 12 12 6 6 13 13 West Bengal 15 17 17 Uttarakhand 14 13 12 14 14 12 Uttar Pradesh 11 10 10 10 10 10 Tamil Nadu 10 7 14 8 9 8 Rajasthan 1 1 3 2 2 2 Punjab 20 17 20 17 19 17 Orissa 13 11 16 13 12 11 Maharashtra 17 15 19 16 15 14 Madhya Pradesh 6 5 9 9 6 5 Kerala 9 9 13 11 7 9 Karnataka 19 8 20 Jharkhand 2 2 2 1 3 3 Himachal Pradesh 3 4 7 5 5 4 Haryana 7 6 4 7 8 7 Gujarat 16 18 16 Chhattisgarh 18 16 15 15 18 16 Bihar 8 14 1 3 11 15 Assam 5 8 11 12 4 6 Andhra Pradesh 2004-05 1999-00 2004-05 1999-00 2004-05 1999-00 Total Urban Rural

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