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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Poverty high in south, north of Odisha: Report

Poverty high in south, north of Odisha: Report

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published Published on Feb 25, 2012   modified Modified on Feb 25, 2012
-Pragativadi

The extent of the poverty in southern and northern region of Odisha is still high and remains a matter of concern even as the poverty percentage points reduced to 29.69 per cent. 

According to the Odisha Economic Survey, 2011-12 report, even after sixty-four years of independence, Odisha has witnessed wide regional and social disparities in development. All regions have not developed uniformly so far.

The annual report, which was circulated in the State Assembly on Thursday on the eve of the Budget for the fiscal 2012-13 was to be presented by the finance minister on Friday, pointed out that the rural-urban gap remained larger than the all-India average. 

As per the 66th round of NSS, poverty declined in all NSS regions of the state. 

However, the coastal region has the lowest incidence of poverty while this time the incidence of poverty is the highest in the southern and the northern regions, the report said.

Though poverty ratio has reduced in the State due to the development initiatives like Revised Long Term Action Plan, Biju KBK Plan, Biju Kandhamal O Gajapati Yojana, Gopabandhu Gramin Yojana, Backward Region Grant Fund and Western Odisha Development Council for faster development of backward regions, the state is yet to develop uniformly.

As far as poverty is concerned, Odisha is still above national level but in declining trend according to NSS data of the 66th round, while the poverty percentage point was 39.90 in 2004-05, there was a further reduction of 10.21 percentage points from 39.90 per cent to 29.69 percent in 2009-10.

On aggregate income, the report put Odisha’s real growth rate in 2010-11 at 8.60 per cent, at the 2004-05 prices. 

However, the anticipated real growth rate of the state is estimated higher than that of the national average. 

Growth rate of Odisha is estimated at 7.18 per cent as against the real all-India anticipated growth rate of 6.88 per cent in 2011-12.

During the first four years of the 11th Plan, the State’s average real annual growth rate is of the order of 6.49 per cent. 

However, the average annual growth rate of real GSDP during the 11th Plan period is expected to be 8.28 per cent, the survey report said.

However, the report said that the real growth rate of the state exceeded the national
growth rate for five years from 2006-07 to 2011-12 except for the year 2009-10. 

While the real growth rate of GSDP has been 7.16 during 2011-12, it was only 6.88 against national average.

The report has highlighted, among other things, the rising trend in the per capita income in the state. 

The state’s per capita income has started rising and the gap with the average national per capita income has been reducing steadily. 

Odisha’s real per capita income for 2009-10 at Rs 24,275 was higher than that of Bihar, UP, MP, Jharkhand, Assam and Rajasthan.

The state’s real per capita NSDP for the year 2010-11 was Rs 25,708 and is expected to be Rs 26,900 in 2011-12 at 2004-05 prices.


Pragativadi, 25 February, 2012, http://www.pragativadi.com/240212/local4.htm


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