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Statewise Poverty lines, Number of Poor and Poverty ratio for the year 1999-2000

No	States	Rural			Urban			Combined
No	States	No. of Persons*	Poverty Ratio	Poverty line**	No. of Persons*	Poverty Ratio	Poverty line**	No. of Persons*	Poverty Ratio
1	Andhra Pradesh	58.13	11.05	262.94	60.88	26.63	457.40	119.01	15.77
2	Arunachal Pradesh	3.80	40.04	365.43	0.18	7.47	343.99	3.98	33.47
3	Assam	92.17	40.04	365.43	2.38	7.47	343.99	94.55	36.09
4	Bihar	376.51	44.30	333.07	49.13	32.91	379.78	425.64	42.60
5	Goa	0.11	1.35	318.63	0.59	7.52	539.71	0.70	4.40
6	Gujarat	39.80	13.17	318.94	28.09	15.59	474.41	67.89	14.07
7	Haryana	11.94	8.27	362.81	5.39	9.99	420.20	17.34	8.74
8	Himachal Pradesh	4.84	7.94	367.45	0.29	4.63	420.20	5.12	7.63
9	Jammu and Kashmir	2.97	3.97	367.45	0.49	1.98	420.20	3.46	3.48
10	Karnataka	59.91	17.38	309.59	44.49	25.25	511.44	104.40	20.04
11	Kerala	20.97	9.38	374.79	20.07	20.27	477.06	41.04	12.72
12	Madhya Pradesh	217.32	37.06	311.34	81.22	38.44	481.65	298.54	37.43
13	Maharashtra	125.12	23.72	318.63	102.87	26.81	539.71	227.99	25.02
14	Manipur	6.53	40.04	365.43	0.66	7.47	343.99	7.19	28.54
15	Meghalaya	7.89	40.04	365.43	0.34	7.47	343.99	8.23	33.87
16	Mizoram	1.40	40.04	365.43	0.45	7.47	343.99	1.85	19.47
17	Nagaland	5.21	40.04	365.43	0.28	7.47	343.99	5.49	32.67
18	Orissa	143.69	48.01	323.92	25.40	42.83	473.12	169.09	47.15
19	Punjab	10.20	6.35	362.68	4.29	5.75	388.15	14.49	6.16
20	Rajasthan	55.06	13.74	344.03	26.78	19.85	465.92	81.83	15.28
21	Sikkim	2.00	40.04	365.43	0.04	7.47	343.99	2.05	36.55
22	Tamil Nadu	80.51	20.55	307.64	49.97	22.11	475.60	130.48	21.12
23	Tripura	12.53	40.04	365.43	0.49	7.47	343.99	13.02	34.44
24	Uttar Pradesh	412.01	31.22	336.88	117.88	30.89	416.29	529.89	31.15
25	West Bengal	180.11	31.85	350.17	33.38	14.86	409.22	213.49	27.02
26	Andaman & Nicobar Is.	0.58	20.55	307.64	0.24	22.11	475.60	0.82	20.99
27	Chandigarh	0.06	5.75	388.15	0.45	5.75	388.15	0.51	5.75
28	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	0.30	17.57	318.63	0.03	13.52	539.71	0.33	17.14
29	Daman & Diu	0.01	1.35	318.63	0.05	7.52	539.71	0.06	4.44
30	Delhi	0.07	0.40	362.68	11.42	9.42	505.45	11.49	8.23
31	Lakshadweep	0.03	9.38	374.79	0.08	20.27	477.06	0.11	15.60
32	Pondicherry	0.64	20.55	307.64	1.77	22.11	475.60	2.41	21.67

* in lakhs
** Rs monthly per capita

Source: Planning Commission, Government of India

Comments (2)

Written by Kewekhape Therie, on 15-10-2008 07:14
Poverty alleviation schemes should be monitored by special Board or agency.

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