Lok Sabha Question No. 1638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Poverty Level
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1638 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 06, 2018

## POVERTY LEVEL

No. 1638                 SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs be pleased to state:-

- (a) The number of people who have risen above the poverty line in  the  country  during  the  last  one  decade  since  2007,  yearwise;
- (b) the  number  of  people  who  have  been  lifted  out  of  extreme poverty during the said period;
- the details of the criteria and the changes in the criteria, if
- (c) any, for poverty  and extreme poverty levels;
- (d) the details of the steps taken during  the last four years since
- 2014 specifically aimed at curbing urban poverty; and
- (e) the details of the said programmes and the extent to which such programmes have been successful?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS [SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]

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- (a)  &  (b)  As  per  Poverty  Estimates  2011-12  released  by  the erstwhile  Planning  Commission,  the  percentage  of  persons below poverty line in 2011-12 has been estimated as 13.7% in urban areas, 25.7% in rural areas and 21.9% for the country as  a  whole.  The  corresponding  estimate  in  2004-05  was 25.7%, 41.8% and respectively.
- (c) The  methodology  for  estimation  of  poverty  followed  by  the erstwhile  Planning  Commission  has  been  based  on  the recommendations made by experts in the field from time to
- time.  The  poverty  estimates  for  2011-12,  which  have  been accepted,  are  based  on  the  methodology  recommended  by Prof.  Suresh  D.  Tendulkar  Committee,  which  used  implicit prices  derived  from  quantity  and  value  data  collected  in household consumer expenditure surveys for computing and updating  the  poverty  lines.  As  per  Tendulkar  methodology, the poverty line has been expressed in terms of Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure based on Mixed Reference Period. Estimates of State-specific poverty line and percentage  and  number  of  persons  below  poverty  line  for rural and urban areas were prepared and released by erstwhile Planning Commission. Under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-(DAY-NULM), the urban poor population below poverty line is being identified by the States/UTs.
- (d) This Ministry is implementing 'Deendayal Antyodaya YojanaNational  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)'  to  reduce poverty  and  vulnerability  of  urban  poor  households.  The Mission is being implemented in all the statutory towns in the country,  to  be  decided  by  the  States/UTs  as  per  local  need and capability.

The Mission provides skill training and placement in wage as well as self-employment. It also provides for interest subvention  on  bank  loans  for  self-employment  ventures. Building strong grassroot level institutions of the urban poor is  another  focus  area  for  the  Mission.  Further,  the  Mission aims at providing permanent shelters equipped with essential services to the urban homeless and also addressing livelihood concerns of the urban street vendors.

- (e) Since April, 2014, 10,24,034 persons have been provided skill training, of which 3,28,996 have been placed in jobs or selfemployed,  2,44,996  beneficiaries  have  been  assisted  for setting  up  individual  or  group  micro-enterprises,  2,54,631 Self-Help  Groups(SHGs)  have  been  formed,  1,79,061  SHGs have  been  given  Revolving  Fund  and  3,45,509  SHGs  have been disbursed loans under SHG Bank Linkage Programme. In addition, 789 shelters have been made functional and 1980 cities have completed survey of urban street vendors.

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