Lok Sabha Question No. 3337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Eradication of Poverty
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3337

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## ERADICATION OF POVERTY

## †3337. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched various new schemes for poverty eradication in the country during the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the number of BPL households have come down during the said period in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including West Bengal?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) Government has initiated several targeted schemes that aim to improve the quality of life of people and aimed at poverty alleviation in the country during the last few years. These include Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana,  Aspirational  District  Programme,  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maan-Dhan Yojana  (PM-SYM),  Prime  Minister  Street  Vendor's  AtmaNirbhar  Nidhi  -  PM SVANidhi.
- (b) & (c) The erstwhile Planning Commission estimated poverty line and poverty ratio on the basis 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.  The  last  data  of  Large  Sample  Survey  on  Household Consumer Expenditure published by NSSO was for the 68 th round conducted in 201112.  Based  on  this  data,  the  erstwhile  Planning  Commission  estimated  poverty  lines and poverty ratio in 2011-12 following the extant Tendulkar Committee methodology and released through a Press Note issued on 22 nd July 2013. According to this Press Note, the number of persons living below poverty line in India has been estimated to be  27  crore  in  2011-12.  The  State/UT-wise  (including  West  Bengal)  details  of population living below poverty line in 2011-12 are given at Annexure.

## Annexure

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

| S.No.   |                          | Rural       | Rural                  | Urban       | Urban                  | Total       | Total                  |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
| S.No.   | States                   | %of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | %of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | %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.