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Raj fares well, registers 9% decline in poverty [1]

No. Of People Below Poverty Line Dips To 24.8% From 34.4%

Jaipur: In Rajasthan, if you earn more than Rs 846 per month (Rs 28.20 per day) in urban areas and Rs 755 per month (Rs 25.16 per day) in rural areas, then you are not below poverty line. The data was released by the Planning Commission on Monday. This is a jump from Rs 568.15 per month (Rs 18.93 per day) in urban areas and Rs 478 per month (Rs 15.23 per day) in rural areas for 2004-05.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2012
Anindo Dey [2]
Times Of India (Jaipur) [3]
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Planning Commission [4], Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) [5], Census 2011 [6], Rural Poverty [7], Poverty [8], Rajasthan [9]

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