Lok Sabha Question No. 3334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: People Under Below Poverty Line
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Mala Roy, Haji Fazlur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3334

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## PEOPLE UNDER BELOW POVERTY LINE

## 3334.   SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

## SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) in the country during the last ten years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has set any target to bring them above the poverty line; and
- (c) if so, the details of the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND 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) to (c) The erstwhile Planning Commission estimated poverty line and poverty ratio on the basis of Large Sample Surveys carried out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Based on this data, the erstwhile Planning Commission estimated  poverty  lines  and  poverty  ratio  in  2011-12  following  the  extant  Tendulkar  Committee methodology. The result was released through a Press Note issued on 22 nd July 2013. The number of  persons  living  below  poverty  line  in  India  in  2011-12,  including  the  State/UT-wise  details  is given at Annexure -I.

NITI  Aayog  released  the  National  Multidimensional  Poverty  Index:  A  Progress  Review 2023 on 17 th July 2023 in partnership with UNDP and OPHI. As per this report 13.5 crore people escaped  "Multidimensional  Poverty"  between  2015-16  and  2019-21.  A  Steep  decline  has  been reported  in  number  of  multidimensionally  poor  from  24.85%  to  14.96%  between  2015-16  and 2019-21.  An  overview  of  State/UTs:  Headcount  ratio,  Intensity  and  Multi-Dimensional  Poverty Index (MPI) is given at Annexure II and the estimated number who have escaped multidimensional poverty is at Annexure III .

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3334 FOR 09.08.2023 BY SHRIMATI MALA ROY: SHRI  HAJI  FAZLUR  REHMAN:  REGARDING  PEOPLE  UNDER  BELOW  POVERTY LINE

Number and Percentage of Population below poverty line by states - 2011-12

(Tendulkar Methodology)

| S.No   |                          | Rural        | Rural                  | Urban        | Urban                   | Total        | Total                  |
|--------|--------------------------|--------------|------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|--------------|------------------------|
| .      | States                   | %of Person s | No. of Persons (lakhs) | %of Person s | No. of Person s (lakhs) | %of Person s | 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    |    0    |   12.62 |   0.26 |    9.86 |    0.26 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep         |   0    |    0    |    3.44 |   0.02 |    2.77 |    0.02 |
|      | All India           |  25.7  | 2166.58 |   13.7  | 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.

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## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3334 FOR 09.08.2023 BY SHRIMATI MALA ROY: SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN: REGARDING PEOPLE UNDER BELOW POVERTY LINE

Overview of States and UTs: Headcount Ratio, Intensity and MPI

| Admin Type   | State             | NFHS 4 (2015-16)    | NFHS 4 (2015-16)   | NFHS 4 (2015-16)   | NFHS 5 (2019-21)    | NFHS 5 (2019-21)   | NFHS 5 (2019-21)   |
|--------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Admin Type   | State             | Headcount Ratio (H) | Intensity (A)      | MPI                | Headcount Ratio (H) | Intensity (A)      | MPI                |
| State        | Andhra Pradesh    | 11.77%              | 43.28%             | 0.051              | 6.06%               | 41.12%             | 0.025              |
|              | Arunachal Pradesh | 24.23%              | 47.25%             | 0.115              | 13.76%              | 43.04%             | 0.059              |
|              | Assam             | 32.65%              | 47.88%             | 0.156              | 19.35%              | 44.41%             | 0.086              |
|              | Bihar             | 51.89%              | 51.01%             | 0.265              | 33.76%              | 47.40%             | 0.160              |
|              | Chhattisgarh      | 29.90%              | 44.64%             | 0.133              | 16.37%              | 42.61%             | 0.070              |
|              | Goa               | 3.76%               | 40.13%             | 0.015              | 0.84%               | 38.69%             | 0.003              |
|              | Gujarat           | 18.47%              | 44.97%             | 0.083              | 11.66%              | 43.25%             | 0.050              |
|              | Haryana           | 11.88%              | 44.40%             | 0.053              | 7.07%               | 43.34%             | 0.031              |
|              | Himachal Pradesh  | 7.59%               | 39.44%             | 0.030              | 4.93%               | 40.22%             | 0.020              |
|              | Jharkhand         | 42.10%              | 47.92%             | 0.202              | 28.81%              | 45.59%             | 0.131              |
|              | Karnataka         | 12.77%              | 42.76%             | 0.055              | 7.58%               | 41.21%             | 0.031              |
|              | Kerala            | 0.70%               | 38.99%             | 0.003              | 0.55%               | 36.92%             | 0.002              |
|              | Madhya Pradesh    | 36.57%              | 47.25%             | 0.173              | 20.63%              | 43.70%             | 0.090              |
|              | Maharashtra       | 14.80%              | 43.76%             | 0.065              | 7.81%               | 41.77%             | 0.033              |
|              | Manipur           | 16.96%              | 44.61%             | 0.076              | 8.10%               | 41.91%             | 0.034              |
|              | Meghalaya         | 32.54%              | 48.08%             | 0.156              | 27.79%              | 48.01%             | 0.133              |
|              | Mizoram           | 9.78%               | 47.42%             | 0.046              | 5.30%               | 45.62%             | 0.024              |
|              | Nagaland          | 25.16%              | 46.29%             | 0.116              | 15.43%              | 42.61%             | 0.066              |
|              | Odisha            | 29.34%              | 46.42%             | 0.136              | 15.68%              | 44.50%             | 0.070              |
|              | Punjab            | 5.57%               | 43.74%             | 0.024              | 4.75%               | 41.22%             | 0.020              |
|              | Rajasthan         | 28.86%              | 47.34%             | 0.137              | 15.31%              | 42.70%             | 0.065              |
|              | Sikkim            | 3.82%               | 41.20%             | 0.016              | 2.60%               | 41.02%             | 0.011              |

|    | Tamil Nadu                      | 4.76%   | 39.97%   |   0.019 | 2.20%   | 38.70%   |   0.009 |
|----|---------------------------------|---------|----------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
|    | Telangana                       | 13.18%  | 43.29%   |   0.057 | 5.88%   | 40.85%   |   0.024 |
|    | Tripura                         | 16.62%  | 45.03%   |   0.075 | 13.11%  | 42.68%   |   0.056 |
|    | Uttar Pradesh                   | 37.68%  | 47.60%   |   0.179 | 22.93%  | 44.83%   |   0.103 |
|    | Uttarakhand                     | 17.67%  | 44.35%   |   0.078 | 9.67%   | 41.99%   |   0.041 |
|    | West Bengal                     | 21.29%  | 45.50%   |   0.097 | 11.89%  | 42.35%   |   0.05  |
| UT | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 4.29%   | 40.50%   |   0.017 | 2.30%   | 40.62%   |   0.009 |
|    | Chandigarh                      | 5.97%   | 43.39%   |   0.026 | 3.52%   | 47.41%   |   0.017 |
|    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman &Diu | 19.58%  | 44.23%   |   0.087 | 9.21%   | 42.15%   |   0.039 |
|    | Delhi                           | 4.44%   | 43.92%   |   0.02  | 3.43%   | 41.99%   |   0.014 |
|    | Jammu &Kashmir                  | 12.56%  | 44.17%   |   0.055 | 4.80%   | 42.11%   |   0.02  |
|    | Ladakh                          | 12.70%  | 40.37%   |   0.051 | 3.53%   | 41.20%   |   0.015 |
|    | Lakshadweep                     | 1.82%   | 35.80%   |   0.007 | 1.11%   | 36.47%   |   0.004 |
|    | Puducherry                      | 1.71%   | 38.55%   |   0.007 | 0.85%   | 38.03%   |   0.003 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3334 FOR 09.08.2023 BY SHRIMATI MALA ROY: SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN: REGARDING PEOPLE UNDER BELOW POVERTY LINE

Number of people who have escaped multidimensional poverty during 2015-16 and 2019-21

| Admin Type   | Region            | Headcount Ratio (2015-16)   | Headcount Ratio (2019-21)   | Number of people who escaped multidimensional poverty   |
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| State        | Andhra Pradesh    | 11.77%                      | 6.06%                       | 30,19,718                                               |
| State        | Arunachal Pradesh | 24.23%                      | 13.76%                      | 1,61,358                                                |
| State        | Assam             | 32.65%                      | 19.35%                      | 46,87,541                                               |
| State        | Bihar             | 51.89%                      | 33.76%                      | 2,25,11,679                                             |
| State        | Chhattisgarh      | 29.90%                      | 16.37%                      | 40,18,328                                               |
| State        | Goa               | 3.76%                       | 0.84%                       | 45,564                                                  |
| State        | Gujarat           | 18.47%                      | 11.66%                      | 47,84,122                                               |
| State        | Haryana           | 11.88%                      | 7.07%                       | 14,29,341                                               |
| State        | Himachal Pradesh  | 7.59%                       | 4.93%                       | 1,96,579                                                |
| State        | Jharkhand         | 42.10%                      | 28.81%                      | 51,52,626                                               |
| State        | Karnataka         | 12.77%                      | 7.58%                       | 34,87,223                                               |
| State        | Kerala            | 0.70%                       | 0.55%                       | 53,239                                                  |
| State        | Madhya Pradesh    | 36.57%                      | 20.63%                      | 1,35,69,242                                             |
| State        | Maharashtra       | 14.80%                      | 7.81%                       | 87,37,064                                               |
| State        | Manipur           | 16.96%                      | 8.10%                       | 2,81,803                                                |
| State        | Meghalaya         | 32.54%                      | 27.79%                      | 1,56,738                                                |
| State        | Mizoram           | 9.78%                       | 5.30%                       | 54,665                                                  |
| State        | Nagaland          | 25.16%                      | 15.43%                      | 2,14,354                                                |
| State        | Odisha            | 29.34%                      | 15.68%                      | 62,62,852                                               |

|    | Punjab                             | 5.57%   | 4.75%   | 2,50,586     |
|----|------------------------------------|---------|---------|--------------|
|    | Rajasthan                          | 28.86%  | 15.31%  | 1,08,16,230  |
|    | Sikkim                             | 3.82%   | 2.60%   | 8,236        |
|    | Tamil Nadu                         | 4.76%   | 2.20%   | 19,58,454    |
|    | Telangana                          | 13.18%  | 5.88%   | 27,61,201    |
|    | Tripura                            | 16.62%  | 13.11%  | 1,43,237     |
|    | Uttar Pradesh                      | 37.68%  | 22.93%  | 3,42,72,484  |
|    | Uttarakhand                        | 17.67%  | 9.67%   | 9,17,299     |
|    | West Bengal                        | 21.29%  | 11.89%  | 92,58,462    |
| UT | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 4.29%   | 2.30%   | 7,999        |
|    | Chandigarh                         | 5.97%   | 3.52%   | 29,845       |
|    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 19.58%  | 9.21%   | 1,17,484     |
|    | Delhi                              | 4.44%   | 3.43%   | 2,11,163     |
|    | Jammu& Kashmir                     | 12.56%  | 4.80%   | 10,44,860    |
|    | Ladakh                             | 12.70%  | 3.53%   | 27,315       |
|    | Lakshadweep                        | 1.82%   | 1.11%   | 484          |
|    | Puducherry                         | 1.71%   | 0.85%   | 13,804       |
|    | INDIA                              | 24.85%  | 14.96%  | 13,54,61,035 |

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