Every eighth person living in urban areas is below the poverty line, while one in five rural residents is poor, the Planning Commission has estimated.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/india-winning-battle-against-poverty-says-planning-panel
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-sample-survey-organisation-nsso