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[[File:Raghurajpur people.jpg|thumb|Almost half of households now own a bicycle. Bicycles in Raghurajpur, [[Orissa]].]] |
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[[Image:BPL Data GOI .png|thumb|250px|Percentage of population living under the poverty line of $1 (PPP) a day, currently 356.35 rupees a month in rural areas (around $7.4 a month).]] |
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{{see|Economy of India|Poverty in India}} |
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The '''[[standard of living]] in [[India]]''' is rising. |
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As of 2005, 85.7% of the population lives on less than $2.50 (PPP) a day, down from 92.5% in 1981. This compares with 80.5% in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].<ref name="WorldBankPoverty"/> 75.6% of the population lives on less than $2 a day (PPP), which is around 20 rupees or $0.5 a day in nominal terms. It was down from 86.6% and compares with 73.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/One-third_of_worlds_poor_in_India/articleshow/3409374.cms |title=One-third of world's poor in India: Survey-India-The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/28/stories/2008082856061300.htm |title=The Hindu : National : World Bank’s new poverty norms find larger number of poor in India |publisher=Thehindu.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Editorials/Define_poverty_anew/articleshow/3423435.cms |title=Define poverty anew- Opinion-The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2008-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7583719.stm |title=BBC NEWS | Business | World poverty 'more widespread' |publisher=News.bbc.co.uk |author=Steve Schifferes |date=27 August 2008<!-- 09:40 UK -->|accessdate=2008-11-03}}</ref><ref name="WorldBankPoverty">{{cite web|url=http://econ.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64165259&piPK=64165421&theSitePK=469372&menuPK=64166093&entityID=000158349_20080826113239|title=The developing world is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty|publisher=World Bank|year=2008}}</ref> A 24.3% of the population earned less than $1 (PPP, around $0.25 in nominal terms) a day in 2005, down from 42.1% in 1981.<ref name="WorldBankPoverty"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=332669|title=India has fewer poor people: World Bank|publisher=Business Standard}}</ref> 41.6% of its population is living below the new international poverty line of $1.25 (PPP) per day, down from 59.8% in 1981.<ref name="WorldBankPoverty"/> The World Bank further estimates that a third of the global poor now reside in India. Around half of Indian children are malnourished. The proportion of underweight children is nearly double that of Sub-Saharan Africa.<ref name="underweight">{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:20916955~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html|title=India: Undernourished Children: A Call for Reform and Action|publisher=World Bank}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medindia.net/news/Malnutrition-Among-Indian-Children-Worse-Than-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-30955-1.htm|title=Malnutrition Among Indian Children Worse Than in Sub-Saharan Africa|publisher=Medindia}}</ref> However, India has not had [[Famine in India|famines]] since the [[Green Revolution]] in early 1970s. |
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Today, more people afford to a [[bicycle]] than ever before. Some 40% of Indian households owns a bicycle, with ownership rates ranging from around 30% to 70% at state level.<ref name="bicycles">{{cite web|url=http://www.bike-eu.com/news/1573/bicycle-ownership-in-india.html|title=Bicycle Ownership in India}}</ref> Housing is still very modest. Accoding to Times of India, "a majority of Indians have per capita space equivalent to or less than a 10 feet x 10 feet room for their living, sleeping, cooking, washing and toilet needs." and "one in every three urban Indians lives in homes too cramped to exceed even the minimum requirements of a prison cell in the US."<ref name="housing">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/33_of_Indians_live_in_less_space_than_US_prisoners/articleshow/3753189.cms|title=33% of Indians live in less space than US prisoners|publisher=Times of India|year=2008}}</ref> The average is 103 sq ft per person in rural areas and 117 sq ft per person in urban areas.<ref name="housing"/> |
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== Regional imbalance == |
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{{main|Economy of India}} |
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{{see also|States of India by size of economy}} |
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One of the critical problems facing India's economy is the sharp and growing regional variations among India's different states and territories in terms of per capita income, poverty, availability of infrastructure and socio-economic development. For instance, the difference in growth rate between the [[States of India by size of economy|forward and backward states]] was 0.3% (5.2% & 4.9%) during 1980–81 to 1990–91, but had grown to 3.3% (6.3% & 3.0%) during 1990–91 to 1997–98.<ref name="Datt-13">{{cite book | author=Datt, Ruddar & Sundharam, K.P.M. | title=Indian Economy | pages = 471–472 | chapter = 27}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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== Notes == |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Life in India}} |
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{{Asia topic|Standard of living in}} |
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[[Category:Economy of India]] |
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[[Category:Indian society]] |
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[[Category:Socioeconomics]] |
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[[zh:印度生活水准]] |
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