Human poverty on the HPI declined during the eighties from 47% to39% in the early nineties. Decline was marginally more in the rural than in the urban areas resulting in the narrowing of rural urban gap. This is however only a national level through head count ratio.
In terms of rural and urban incidence of poverty, ratio of poor in rural is twice as high on a national, as well as state level. Reasons for such large differences in rural and urban areas is the scarcity of basic amenities in the rural areas taken for granted in urban areas
In terms of rural and urban incidence of poverty, ratio of poor in rural is twice as high on a national, as well as state level. Reasons for such large differences in rural and urban areas is the scarcity of basic amenities in the rural areas taken for granted in urban areas