(a) whether the Government has data regarding the number of families living below poverty line, State-wise;
(b) if so, the details thereof with regard to Haryana, district-wise;
(c) whether the number of families living below povertyline has decreased during the last three years; and
(d) if so, the State-wise details of families which have moved out of poverty line?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]
(a) to (d): Based on the Household Consumer Expenditure Survey data collected by National Statistical Office (NSO) in its 68th round of National Sample Surveys (NSS) conducted in 2011-12, the erstwhile Planning Commission estimated poverty lines and poverty ratios in 2011-12 following the Tendulkar methodology. The poverty lines and poverty ratios, thus estimated, were released through a Press Note issued on 22ndJuly 2013.
The number of persons living below poverty in 2011-12, State/UT-wise, as per the Press Note, are given in the Statement at Annexure.