Indian poverty levels higher than Pakistan's, says UN report

[beijingwalker]

Indian poverty levels higher than Pakistan's, says UN report
By Dean Nelson, New Delhi
3:14PM GMT 03 Nov 2011

India, the world's second fastest growing economy, has been ranked as poorer than its blighted enemy Pakistan in a United Nations report on global poverty.

The report also finds more 'gender equality' in conservative Pakistan than in 'tolerant' India.

Its findings amount to a wake-up call for a nation which has taken great pride in its rapid economic growth and the increasing clout of its billionaire business leaders but has failed to share the spoils with its poor. Britain's Department for Internmational Development has pointed to this chequered progress to justify its continuing aid to India.

The Human Development Report reveals that while India ranks slightly above Pakistan in its level of 'human development' – based on life expectancy, schooling and per capita income – its wider poverty level is worse than Pakistan's.

In absolute terms, 41.6 per cent of India's 1.1 billion people earned less than 78 pence per day compared with 22.6 per cent of Pakistan's 173 million.

The report quotes its 'multi-dimensional poverty index' which includes measures of schooling, child mortality, nutrition, access to electricity, toilets, drinking water, and hygienic living conditions, and reveals India is poorer.

It found 53.7 per cent of Indians suffering from this broader kind of poverty, compared with 49 per cent of Pakistanis.

More surprisingly, India is ranked below Pakistan and Bangladesh on gender equality which reflects maternal death rates, teenage pregnancies, access to education, and the number of women parliamentarians and in the workplace.

India's rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said the report highlighted the prevalence of poverty in the midst of economic growth and the possibility that "actually economic development may lead to retrogression of social indices." Priya Subramanian of Save the Children said India's poor ranking reflected a lack of political will to tackle poverty.

"It is things like healthcare and education which have India lagging behind Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. These countries are well on track and India, with its fast growing economy, has still not got its act together," she said.

"While we have a new band of millionaires, on the other side people continue to suffer endlessly. Millions still live below the poverty line and go to sleep hungry. The [economic] growth has not flowed towards them," she added.

Indian poverty levels higher than Pakistan's, says UN report - Telegraph

 

[Android]

how many more threads are you going to open to discuss the same issue

 

[chanikya]

how many more threads are you going to open to discuss the same issue

Bro, don't reply to this useless stuff.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Really pathetic that Indians feel the need to bash China and Pakistan all the time, even though they have possibly the worst poverty in the entire world.

 

[hembo]

Really pathetic that Indians feel the need to bash China and Pakistan all the time, even though they have possibly the worst poverty in the entire world.

So your new year resolution didn't last long huh... Back to useless trolling..

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

So your new year resolution didn't last long huh... Back to useless trolling..

I'll say it again. My News Year's Resolutions have nothing whatsoever to do with the internet or this forum.

I was friendly to Indians in the new year, simply as a sign of good will. And they rejected it almost instantly.

Their choice. If you treat others nicely, you will get treated nicely in return, and vice versa.

 

[nalandapride]

22.5% what a joke

Poverty in Pakistan | Pakistan Today | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia

Hassan Ali Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 10:00 pm | 3 Comments
Poverty is a curse. It is consistently on the rise around the globe. According to the latest report of the World Bank, global poverty ratio is on the rise and Pakistan is not an exemption. The ongoing global financial and banking crisis, especially in the USA and the EU has already pushed millions of people into deeper poverty.

According to the latest estimates of the World Bank, almost 40 percent of 107 developing countries are highly exposed to the poverty. Pakistan is ranked among the 43 countries most exposed to poverty risks. Poverty is widespread in Pakistan and is predominantly a rural phenomenon. Nearly two thirds of our population lives in rural areas. Most of them depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Many of them lack basic needs such as safe drinking water, primary health care, education and other social services.

A World Bank report titled Sparing lives, better reproductive health for poor women in South Asia has revealed that Pakistans 37.4 percent children under the age of five are malnourished. The South Asia region still has nearly 400 million poor people out of a population of 1.42 billion. Poverty is not just endemic; it is increasingly becoming concentrated with the passage of time. A high poverty ratio has decreased Pakistans spending on social sector further.

According to Pakistans Planning Commission, poverty rate has jumped from 23.9 to 37.5 percent in the last three years. The commission has estimated that in 2005 there were 35.5 million people living below the poverty line but in 2008 their number increased to over 64 million. Consequently, unemployment has also increased.

Moreover, 40 percent of the urban population lives in slum areas. Reduction in social sector spending is increasing poverty and has reduced the standard of living in the country. High inflation, price hike and shortage of commodities have also added to the problem. It is the hallmark of our macro-economy.

I would like to suggest the following steps to the government to wage a war against poverty. A massive effort for job creation and employment generation in order to reduce the high levels of poverty must be launched. Infrastructure development would be an effective tool to curb the rising ratio of poverty. Housing is another sector which needs to be promoted and encouraged through a well planned incentives package. Transportation sector should also be reactivated. Better law and order situation would be helpful in the restoration of business activities and to reduce rising poverty.

HASSAN ALI

Lahore

 

[SHAMK9]

awww yeahhh still need lots of work on poverty though, luckily we aren't ignorant about our problems and try to show both positive and negative sides of Pakistan in movies, dramas etc

 

[hembo]

I'll say it again. My News Year's Resolutions have nothing whatsoever to do with the internet or this forum.

I was friendly to Indians in the new year, simply as a sign of good will. And they rejected it almost instantly.

Their choice. If you treat others nicely, you will get treated nicely in return, and vice versa.

Well, what can I say.. Carry on then... Adios

 

[Sasquatch]

So your new year resolution didn't last long huh... Back to useless trolling..

As far as I know I haven't posted any Anti Indian News or troll threads like these yes we can have good relations

---------- Post added at 12:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:43 PM ----------

Well, what can I say.. Carry on then... Adios

Don't worry bro you still got me

 

[nalandapride]

Here is another Article from Pakistani newspaper from 2010.

Statistics reveal stunning increase in poverty

Ikram Hoti
Tuesday, February 16, 2010


ISLAMABAD: Statistics reveal stunning increase in poverty in Pakistan impacted by the prices of energy and food in the past three years.



These happen to be the worst years as far as the poverty situation in the country is concerned, data reveals.



The Federal Bureau of Statistics data updated for the Centre for Poverty Reduction and Social Policy Development (CPRSPD), Planning and Development Division, shared with The News indicates an upswing in the headcount poverty ratio for 2008-09.



The steep increase in the prices of petroleum products, electricity and natural gas as well as food items (especially flour, sugar and meat) began in 2007, while the situation worsened in 2008 with global increase in POL and commodity prices.



The financial meltdown followed as industry could not cope with the rising energy prices triggered sharp slowdown in growth and high inflation.



This situation impacted Pakistan’s economy generally and the poor households particularly, as the report indicates.



The government is yet to make this report public after its preparation is formalized and the relevant officials in high places approve its launch.



The News obtained salient figures from this report revealing that the increase in food and energy prices since late 2007 compelled the government to launch a household income and expenditure survey for assessment of poverty increase and vulnerability of the countryside and city-slum majority.



Survey to make such assessment got delayed for inexplicable reasons but the reports based on a 5-year old assessment got regularly updated for the federal cabinet’s appraisal.



The updated Planning Commission’s Interim Report based on 2004-05 poverty head count number of 23.9 percent put the increase in poverty at around 6 percent for the year 2008-09. The newly updated figures say this ratio must go as high as 29.9 percent.



The World Bank’s Task Force on Food Security had put the ratio at 29.2 percent in 2004-05, 33.8 percent in 2007-08 and 36.1 percent in 2008-09. Such estimates placed 62 million people of the country Below the Poverty Line (BPL) in 2008-09.



The new assessments say at least 20 million people might have joined the previous headcount on BPL population.



The poverty increase situation thus stood as follows: 22.3 percent of the population in 2005-06 to between 30-35 percent in 2008-09; now this population is beyond 40 percent.



The data is explained in a manner that the increase in BPL population in the rural areas is more tragic as people lost their small holdings to inflation and overall expenditure per family unit increased by more than 20 percent in the past 3 years.



Though the increase of inflation-hit population in the urban areas remained more pronounced, the net impact was far lower than in the rural areas.



More than 50 percent of the urban workforce underwent decrease in actual wages viz a viz inflation.



The high food prices undermined the government efforts for poverty reduction as food price hike severely eroded poor households’ purchasing power.



This situation indicates a serious risk of massive school dropouts at primary levels while fresh enrolments would also be on the decline.



The poorest households are compelled to spend more than 78 percent of incomes on food and other most essential expenditure, while health and education are tragically compromised areas.

 

[nalandapride]

So, it gave two articles from Pakistani newspaper which put data more than 37% BPL. So, no country do propaganda against themselves, so these Datas are most authentic. Thankyou Chinese guys.

 

[beijingwalker]

your posts about Pakistan only shows poverty increase in India is more and faster.

 

[Dr. NooB NinjA]

Indian poverty levels higher than Pakistan's, says UN report..

Ok we are poor.. Agreed.. Now does that put out the fire on your rear end??!!

Glad I was able to help..!!

 

[SHAMK9]

So, it gave two articles from Pakistani newspaper which put data more than 37% BPL. So, no country do propaganda against themselves, so these Datas are most authentic. Thankyou Chinese guys.

There is a difference between propaganda in the society and ignorance in the society, we tend not to ignore our problems bt to show them to the nation and to make them aware about it, BOL is the biggest example here if u know wt im talking about