(a) whether Below Poverty Line (BPL) Census for Ninth Plan for identifying families
living below poverty line has since been completed;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the steps taken by the Union Government for completion of the census of BPL?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DISINVESTMENT, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRIES OF PLANNING,
STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES (SHRI ARUN SHOURIE)
(a): Yes Sir.
(b): The statement is enclosed.
(c) & (d): Does not arise.
ANNEXURE TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Qn.No.2688
State-wise results of BPL Census for Ninth Plan (Provisional as on 17.03.2001)
S.No. Name of State Total No. of No. of rural % age of families rural families families below poverty line below poverty line
1 Andhra Pradesh 10484028 4184628 39.91 2 Arunachal Prad 102852 80627 78.39 3 Assam 3607241 2164416 60.00 4 Bihar 18933813 9399281 49.64 5 Goa 135816 23101 17.00 6 Gujarat 5587768 1980879 35.45 7 Haryana 2074615 503019 24.25 8 Himachal Prad 1036996 286112 27.59 9 Jammu & Kashmir 1047251 606545 57.92 10 Karanataka 6479832 2202756 34.00 11 Kerala Not reported Not reported 12 Madhya Pradesh 11651082 5111874 43.87 13 Maharashtra 11010022 3860675 35.07 14 Manipur 365670 246980 67.54 15 Meghalaya 282362 156646 55.48 16 Mizoram 110570 74154 67.07 17 Nagaland++ 146615 88541 60.39 18 Orissa++ 6790202 4445736 65.50 19 Punjab 2330725 650209 27.90 20 Rajasthan 6768541 2097560 30.99 21 Sikkim Not reported Not reported 22 Tamil Nadu 9388118 2737921 29.16 23 Tripura 595397 397798 66.81 24 Uttar Pradesh 20430204 7541494 36.91 25 West Bengal 11076686 4918296 44.40 26 A & N Island Not reported 6421 27 D & N Haveli 26237 17231 65.67 28 Daman & Diu 10735 395 3.68 29 Lakshadweep 8625 885 10.26 30 Pondicherry 133555 63262 47.36
All India 130615558 53847442 41.23
++ Rural Household Source: Ministry of Rural Development