*3.75 m people in Kerala below the poverty line *By our correspondent 3 August 2007
TRIVANDRUM -- Kerala has 3.75 million people living below the poverty line (BPL), according to the socio-economic survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). The survey revealed that there were more poor in urban areas than in rural areas, in sharp contrast to the trend seen in other states. While the poor in rural areas comprise only 13.28 per cent, it is as high as 20.2 per cent in urban areas. The average consumption expenditure in rural areas in Kerala is Rs.1, 013, which is the highest among all states. Urban Kerala comes second on the list with an expenditure of Rs.1, 291. The first position is occupied by Punjab. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/August/subcontinent_August108.xml§ion=subcontinent&col = -- Deepak P http://deepakp7.googlepages.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
