India's rural poor live on Rs 12 per day

India's rural poor live on Rs 12 per day

NDTV Correspondent, Dec 27:
One third of India's rural population or 200 million people live on Rs 12 per day, the National Sample Survey Organisation has found.

The report on consumer expenditure in India for 2004-2005 also found that 10 per cent of India's rural population lives on just Rs nine per day.

It added that 10 per cent of India's urban population lives on Rs 13 per day.

In 2004-05, out of every rupee spent by the average rural Indian, 55 paise was spent on food, while the average urban Indian spent only 45 paise on food per rupee.

Ten per cent of consumer expenses both by rural and urban Indians is spent on fuel and light while five per cent is spent on clothes, shoes and bedding.

Rural India spends seven per cent of its consumer budget on medical expenses while urban Indians spend five per cent.

Rural India spends three per cent of its consumer expenditure on education in urban areas its five per cent.

The average rural Indian consumes about 12 kg of cereal a month, while the urban Indian consumes a little less than 10 kg a month.

The survey also found that Orissa, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh continue to be India's poorest states.
 
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