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| BJP, Panthers concerned over growing poverty in Reasi, Ramban, Kishtwar | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu,Oct 23 : Besides BJP, the Panthers Party too have urged the state Government to take in hand measures that could reduce the level of people living in below poverty line category in the state because despite tourism potential one fifth of the population in Jammu and Kashmir are in the BPL category.
Senior BJP and Panthers party leaders have accused the NC led coalition Government of ignoring three newly created districts of Reasi,Ramban and Kishtwar with the result the incidence of poverty in these districts is higher than any other district in the state.
They demanded that till new measures provided some relief to the poverty stricken people they should be given free ration and cash incentives.
They wanted the Government to take a serious note of the survey conducted by its agencies so that the poverty related problems were resolved. According to the official survey about one fifth population of Jammu and Kashmir fall Below Poverty Line (BPL) category suggesting that out of every five persons, one is unable to mange even the bare-minimum needs – And about 98 percent of this lot live in the rural areas.
As per the report, nearly 24.21 lakh persons are poor in the state (21.63 per cent) of which 22 lakh live in the rural areas and only 2.21 lakh dwell in urban areas of the state.
Though the poverty graph has shown constant decrease which was 30.34 % (Rural) 9.18 % (Urban) and 25.17 % Combined (R+U) in year the 1993-94 to 26.14 % (Rural), 7.96 % (Urban) and 21.63 % Combined (R+U) during 2007-08. "The poverty ratio during these years has decreased by 14.06 per cent (3.54 percentage points) from the base year 1993-94″, the report says.
But the absolute poverty has shown an increase from 19.05 lakh (R), 1.86 lakh (U) and 20.92 lakh (C) during 1993-94 to 22 lakh, 2.21 lakh and 24.21 lakh respectively till the year 2007-08.
On the state level, the data tabled by the government, says that in rural areas, the Kashmir division with 26.58 per cent, has more BPL population percentage as compared to Jammu division with 25.61 percent. While Jammu division at 8.19 per cent has more urban poverty percentage as compared to that of Kashmir division with 7.81 percent.
In Jammu division, the total estimated BPL population is 10.59 lakh with a dispersion of 9.69 lakh persons in rural areas and 90 thousands in urban areas. "Degree of poverty becomes more visible and pronounced more the people live from urban business centres and district headquarters", says the report.
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