Lok Sabha Question No. 3112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: BPL Families
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## BPL FAMILIES

## 3112.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of families living below the poverty line in the country, State-wise as on date;
- (b)  whether as per the recent statistics furnished by the Government, 50 per cent of the rural families are living below the poverty line;
- (c)   if so, the State-wise details thereof along with the reasons for increase in the number of poor families; and
- (d)  the steps taken/being taken by the Government to reduce the number of families living below the poverty   line?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c): The official poverty estimates are based on data of Large Sample Surveys on Household Consumer Expenditure carried out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)  of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. These surveys are normally conducted on quinquennial basis. The latest data of Large Sample Survey on Household Consumer Expenditure has been collected by NSSO in its 68 th  round conducted  in  2011-12.  The  poverty  estimates  for  2011-12  have  been  computed  following  the  extant Tendulkar methodology and these have been released through a Press Note issued on 22nd July 2013. Statewise poverty estimates for 2011-12 are given at Annexure .

(d): Government has initiated several targeted schemes that aim to improve the quality of life of the people and reduce population below poverty line in the country through direct intervention by implementing specific poverty reduction and mitigation programmes. These include Pradhan Mantri Jan-DhanYojana (PMJDY), Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM),  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation Mission  (AMRUT),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  (PMAY),  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyaan (SSA), Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS), Swachh  Bharat  Mission,  National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP),  Targeted  Public  Distribution System (TPDS)/ National Food Security Act (NFSA), road connectivity through the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti BimaYojana, the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana etc. There are many other initiatives which are directly taken by the State Governments keeping in view the State and district-specific requirements. The emphasis of the Government is on 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' which symbolizes inclusive development.

Number and Percentage of Population below poverty line by states - 2011-12 (Tendulkar Methodology)

|       |                           | Rural           | Rural                  | Urban           | Urban                  | Total           | Total                  |
|-------|---------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| S.No. | States                    | %age of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | %age of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | %age of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh            | 10.96           | 61.80                  | 5.81            | 16.98                  | 9.20            | 78.78                  |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh         | 38.93           | 4.25                   | 20.33           | 0.66                   | 34.67           | 4.91                   |
| 3     | Assam                     | 33.89           | 92.06                  | 20.49           | 9.21                   | 31.98           | 101.27                 |
| 4     | Bihar                     | 34.06           | 320.40                 | 31.23           | 37.75                  | 33.74           | 358.15                 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh              | 44.61           | 88.90                  | 24.75           | 15.22                  | 39.93           | 104.11                 |
| 6     | Delhi                     | 12.92           | 0.50                   | 9.84            | 16.46                  | 9.91            | 16.96                  |
| 7     | Goa                       | 6.81            | 0.37                   | 4.09            | 0.38                   | 5.09            | 0.75                   |
| 8     | Gujarat                   | 21.54           | 75.35                  | 10.14           | 26.88                  | 16.63           | 102.23                 |
| 9     | Haryana                   | 11.64           | 19.42                  | 10.28           | 9.41                   | 11.16           | 28.83                  |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh          | 8.48            | 5.29                   | 4.33            | 0.30                   | 8.06            | 5.59                   |
| 11    | Jammu& Kashmir            | 11.54           | 10.73                  | 7.20            | 2.53                   | 10.35           | 13.27                  |
| 12    | Jharkhand                 | 40.84           | 104.09                 | 24.83           | 20.24                  | 36.96           | 124.33                 |
| 13    | Karnataka                 | 24.53           | 92.80                  | 15.25           | 36.96                  | 20.91           | 129.76                 |
| 14    | Kerala                    | 9.14            | 15.48                  | 4.97            | 8.46                   | 7.05            | 23.95                  |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh            | 35.74           | 190.95                 | 21.00           | 43.10                  | 31.65           | 234.06                 |
| 16    | Maharashtra               | 24.22           | 150.56                 | 9.12            | 47.36                  | 17.35           | 197.92                 |
| 17    | Manipur                   | 38.80           | 7.45                   | 32.59           | 2.78                   | 36.89           | 10.22                  |
| 18    | Meghalaya                 | 12.53           | 3.04                   | 9.26            | 0.57                   | 11.87           | 3.61                   |
| 19    | Mizoram                   | 35.43           | 1.91                   | 6.36            | 0.37                   | 20.40           | 2.27                   |
| 20    | Nagaland                  | 19.93           | 2.76                   | 16.48           | 1.00                   | 18.88           | 3.76                   |
| 21    | Odisha                    | 35.69           | 126.14                 | 17.29           | 12.39                  | 32.59           | 138.53                 |
| 22    | Punjab                    | 7.66            | 13.35                  | 9.24            | 9.82                   | 8.26            | 23.18                  |
| 23    | Rajasthan                 | 16.05           | 84.19                  | 10.69           | 18.73                  | 14.71           | 102.92                 |
| 24    | Sikkim                    | 9.85            | 0.45                   | 3.66            | 0.06                   | 8.19            | 0.51                   |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                | 15.83           | 59.23                  | 6.54            | 23.40                  | 11.28           | 82.63                  |
| 26    | Tripura                   | 16.53           | 4.49                   | 7.42            | 0.75                   | 14.05           | 5.24                   |
| 27    | Uttarakhand               | 11.62           | 8.25                   | 10.48           | 3.35                   | 11.26           | 11.60                  |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh             | 30.40           | 479.35                 | 26.06           | 118.84                 | 29.43           | 598.19                 |
| 29    | West Bengal               | 22.52           | 141.14                 | 14.66           | 43.83                  | 19.98           | 184.98                 |
| 30    | Puducherry                | 17.06           | 0.69                   | 6.30            | 0.55                   | 9.69            | 1.24                   |
| 31    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1.57            | 0.04                   | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 1.00            | 0.04                   |
| 32    | Chandigarh                | 1.64            | 0.004                  | 22.31           | 2.34                   | 21.81           | 2.35                   |
| 33    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 62.59           | 1.15                   | 15.38           | 0.28                   | 39.31           | 1.43                   |
| 34    | Daman& Diu                | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 12.62           | 0.26                   | 9.86            | 0.26                   |
| 35    | Lakshadweep               | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 3.44            | 0.02                   | 2.77            | 0.02                   |
|       | All India                 | 25.70           | 2166.58                | 13.70           | 531.25                 | 21.92           | 2697.83                |

Notes: 1. Population as on 1st March 2012 has been used for estimating number of persons below poverty line. (2011 Census population extrapolated)

2. Poverty line of Tamil Nadu has been used for Andaman and Nicobar Island.
3. Urban Poverty Line of Punjab has been used for both rural and urban areas of Chandigarh.

4. Poverty Line of Maharashtra has been used for Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

5. Poverty line of Goa has been used for Daman & Diu.

6. Poverty Line of Kerala has been used for Lakshadweep.