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Various poverty lines and resulting percentage of BPL population Method Line Figure % of poor population Poor population World Bank (2021) poverty line 1.90 (PPP $ day) 6 84m [7] lower middle-income line 3.20 (PPP $ day) 26.2 365m [7] upper middle-income line 5.50 (PPP $ day) 60.1 838m [7] Asian Development Bank (2014) poverty line
Sirsa is a district in the Haryana State of India. Total area of Sirsa is 4,277 km including 4,218.02 km rural area and 58.98 km urban area. Sirsa has a population of 12,95,189 peoples. There are 2,46,571 houses in the district. The Sirsa district is further divided in to 4 Tehsils for administrative purposes.
Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards that were issued to households living below the poverty line. These households received 25–35 kg (55–77 lb) of food grain. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) ration cards that were issued to "poorest of poor" households. These households received 35 kg (77 lb) of food grain.
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme(IGNWPS), introduced in the year 2009, provides BPL(Below Poverty Line) widows in the age group 40 to 59(later revised 40 to 79 WEF 01.10.2012) with a monthly pension of Rs. 200 (later revised to Rs.300 WEF 01.10.2012) per beneficiary.
The government issued new cards to families living below the poverty line and restricted access to the fair price shops to the beneficiaries of the TDPS only. While the BPL counted 25% of Kerala's families as eligible for the PDS, the Kerala government identified 42% of the population as poor households and beneficiaries of the BPL.
Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 was the fourth exercise conducted by Government of India to identify households living below the poverty line (BPL) in India that would get various entitlements, after three censuses in 1992, 1997 and 2002. [33]
Administrative Divisions of Haryana. Haryana, formed on 1 November 1966, is a state in North India.For the administrative purpose, Haryana is divided into 6 revenue divisions which are further divided into 22 districts.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Aawas Yojana (lit. ' Prime Minister's Rural Housing Scheme ') is a social welfare programme under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, to provide housing for the rural poor in India. [1]