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https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rural-poverty-has-shot-up-nso-data-shows-11575352445478.html
Rural poverty has shot up, NSO data shows
5 min read . Updated: 03 Dec 2019, 12:00 PM ISTPramit Bhattacharya, Sriharsha Devulapalli
Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha witnessed sharp jumps in poverty rates over the past few years, an analysis of the NSO data suggests
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Ever since India moved to a high growth trajectory in the 1980s, poverty rates have consistently declined over time. Until now.
A Mint analysis of the consumption expenditure numbers reported by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in a hushed-up report suggests that rural poverty rose nearly 4 percentage points between 2011-12 and 2017-18 to 30 percent even as urban poverty fell 5 percentage points over the same period to 9 percent. Given the higher weight of the rural population, the estimated overall poverty rate went up nearly a percentage point to 23 percent in 2017-18. The rise implies that 30 million people fell below India’s official poverty line and joined the ranks of the poor over the past half a decade.
The analysis is based on a couple of simplifying assumptions (more below) and should only be treated as rough estimates of poverty in India. Yet, the broad conclusions as well as the key trends are unlikely to change regardless of the methodological tweaks used to arrive at the poverty figures.
The analysis shows that the slight rise in overall poverty rates at the national level masks significant inter-state disparities. Several states in the east and north-east have witnessed a sharp rise in poverty over the past few years even as southern states (barring Karnataka) managed to bring down poverty rates.
Rural poverty has shot up, NSO data shows
5 min read . Updated: 03 Dec 2019, 12:00 PM ISTPramit Bhattacharya, Sriharsha Devulapalli
Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha witnessed sharp jumps in poverty rates over the past few years, an analysis of the NSO data suggests
plain-facts povertyrural poverty
Ever since India moved to a high growth trajectory in the 1980s, poverty rates have consistently declined over time. Until now.
A Mint analysis of the consumption expenditure numbers reported by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in a hushed-up report suggests that rural poverty rose nearly 4 percentage points between 2011-12 and 2017-18 to 30 percent even as urban poverty fell 5 percentage points over the same period to 9 percent. Given the higher weight of the rural population, the estimated overall poverty rate went up nearly a percentage point to 23 percent in 2017-18. The rise implies that 30 million people fell below India’s official poverty line and joined the ranks of the poor over the past half a decade.
The analysis is based on a couple of simplifying assumptions (more below) and should only be treated as rough estimates of poverty in India. Yet, the broad conclusions as well as the key trends are unlikely to change regardless of the methodological tweaks used to arrive at the poverty figures.
The analysis shows that the slight rise in overall poverty rates at the national level masks significant inter-state disparities. Several states in the east and north-east have witnessed a sharp rise in poverty over the past few years even as southern states (barring Karnataka) managed to bring down poverty rates.
