Poverty in India: Trends and Factors

What was the poverty ratio in India in 1993-94?

By how much did the poverty line percentage decrease from 2004-05 to 2011-12?

What was the approximate number of people living below the poverty line in India in 2011-12?

What trend could enable the number of people below the poverty line to drop to less than 20% in the coming years?

What was the average annual decline in the number of poor from 2004-05 to 2011-12?

What was the poverty ratio in urban areas in 2011-12?

How many millions of people were estimated to be poor in rural areas in 2009-10?

Which of the following years showed the highest combined number of poor people?

What percentage of people belonging to Scheduled Tribes falls below the poverty line?

What trend can be observed from the poverty ratios from 1993-94 to 2011-12?

Poverty in India

Poverty in India declined significantly from 45% in 1993-94 to 22% in 2011-12.
The number of poor people in India declined from 407 million in 2004-05 to 270 million in 2011-12.
The poverty ratio (percentage) decreased between 1993-94 and 2004-05, but the actual number of poor people remained around 407 million.
This suggests that while the poverty ratio improved, other factors prevented a significant reduction in the overall number of impoverished individuals.
Rural agricultural labourers and urban casual labourers are considered particularly vulnerable economic groups, likely disproportionately impacted by poverty.
Approximately 43 out of 100 people belonging to Scheduled Tribes fall below the poverty line.

Factors Affecting Poverty

Different countries use different poverty lines, likely influenced by their specific economic and social context.
The "minimum necessary level" needed to define poverty varies greatly depending on the local context and individual needs.

Trends in Poverty

The rate of poverty declined by an average of 2.2 percentage points per year from 2004-05 to 2011-12.
If this trend continues, the number of people below the poverty line could drop to less than 20% in the near future.

Data Sources

The data presented on poverty in India comes from the Tendulkar methodology and is sourced from the "India in Figures, 2018" publication by the Central Statistics Office, Government of India.
The information is also accessible on the website of the NITI Aayog.

This quiz explores the trends in poverty levels in India from 1993 to 2012, including statistical insights and the factors affecting poverty such as socio-economic vulnerabilities among specific groups. It also discusses the varying definitions and measurements of poverty across different contexts.