Table 1.8

Estimates of poverty
(per cent)

Year All India Rural Urban
1973-74 54.9 56.4 49.0
1997-78 51.3 53.1 45.2
1983 44.5 45.7 40.8
1987-98 38.9 39.1 38.2
1993-94 36.0 37.3 32.4
1999-2000
     30 day recall
     7 day recall

26.1
23.3

27.1
24.0

23.6
21.6
The 1999-2000 estiamtes may not be strictly comparable to the earlier estimates of poverty because of some changes in the methodology of data collection.

Source : Planning Commission.