As many as 2.35 lakh people in Chandigh surarvive on less than Rs 1,155 per capita per month. In a city that boasts one of the highest per capita vehicle density and ranks among the highest per capita income, 21.8 per cent of the population is below poverty line as per the data released recently by the Planning Commission. In fact, among the Union Territories, Chandigarh ranks the second highest in the number of people below poverty line after Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
The nationwide survey was conducted by National Sample Survey Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The people below poverty line have been ascertained on the basis of per capita per month expenditure.
Poverty line of Punjab has been used for both rural and urban areas of Chandigarh. For urban areas, it has been taken as Rs 1,155 while for the rural areas, it is Rs 1,054. As per the Census 2011 figures, Chandigarh has a population of 10.55 lakh people. Of these, 97 per cent reside in urban areas, including sectors and colonies. The remaining are in the rural areas.
As per the data of the Planning Commission, 2.34 lakh people or 22.31 per cent population in the urban areas is below poverty line. In the rural areas, 1.64 per cent people are below poverty line. This implies that a total of 2.35 lakh people or 21.8 per cent are in the category of poor.
During the last Lok Sabha elections in 2009, as many as 29 per cent of the voting population was in colonies while 57 per cent was in sectors. There are a large number of slums that have cropped up in the city over a period of time. Despite rehabilitation schemes being floated time and again, the city has not been able to get rid of the slums.
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