THE report by the Landon-based Legatum Institute titled ‘The 2010
Legatum Prosperity Index' places India's rank at 88 in a ranking of prosperity
of 110 countries. The prosperity index is based on 89 variables over 110
countries, grouped into 8 sub-indices taking into account both economic growth
and citizen's quality of life. The Report does not provide prosperity indices
for urban and rural areas separately.
National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) data based on Uniform Recall
Period (URP) method indicate a decline in percentage of urban poor from 32.4
percent in 1993-1994 to 25.7 percent in 2004-2005. However, the absolute number
of urban poor has increased from 763.37 lakhs in 1993-1994 to 807.96 lakhs in
2004-2005.
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