Poverty ratio (&) | Number of poor (in millions) | |||||
Year | Rural | Urban | Cobined | Rural | Urban | Combined |
1973.74 | 56.4 | 49.0 | 54.9 | 261 | 60 | 321 |
1993.94 | 37.3 | 32.4 | 36.0 | 244 | 76 | 320 |
1999.00 | 27.1 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 193 | 67 | 260 |
Answer:
(a)
The poverty ratio declined between 1073-74 and 1993-94 but the number of poor
remained at about 320 million because the total population of the country
increased during the same period. Out of this increased population more people
got employment due to the green Revolution, establishment of more industries
and growth of the tertiary sector. As result the poverty ratio declined.
(b) No, the dynamics of poverty reduction are not the same in rural and
urban areas because the conditions in both the areas are completely different.
Urban area poverty has decreased due to expansion of the service sector,
increased industrialisation and consequent increase of jobs. This has
resulted in migration to cities and towns from rural areas. Rural area poverty
has reduced due to improved agricultural practices resulting in higher
incomes.
Some contribution to this improvement is due to the migration
to urban areas.
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