Re: NUCLEAR RACE IN SOUTH ASIA,…Who to Blame,…
Well man don’t spread false information or information printed in some Indian newspapers or magazines, that will always indicate that India is much better than Pakistan in terms of every thing.
There are many different ways to measure poverty, so if some Indian newspaper or even Indian Government have used some of them to prove that India is better then it is no surprise. Here I am quoting some international measurements and their links too.
Here I am quoting the figures as of the last reports published by UN and its sub divisions,
%age of population earning $1 per day
India 35% (~350 million)
Pakistan 13% (~19 million)
http://www.unicef.org/sowc04/files/Table7.pdf
Now just to let you know how indian Government and media fools people, check this one:
% population earning below $1 daily
India 34.7%
Pakistan 13.4%
% population earning below $2 daily
India 79.9
Pakistan 65.6
**% population earning below National Poverty Line **
(This is what you are talking about)
India 28.5%
Pakistan 36.2%
http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/pdf/hdr04_HDI.pdf
India has about 22% more population than Pakistan earning less than $1 a day, $30 a month…In this much money, even survival is difficult. This also proves the point I have raised before that about 20% people in India live on roads. Since this money can never let any body save for a house…
Just to fool media and let their image good in front of people who don’t have access to much informations Governments usually make their own rating systems just to indicate that they are not as bad. Even in this case Pakistan Government have a much better and JUST scheme than India, which really reflects the situation of the country. If you earn Rs. 1000 in India and your government claims that Rs. 800 is the minimum expenditure for being announced poor then this makes you a rich man, even you can just spend 2-8 days in Rs 1000, if you are alone.
Look dear, you will definitely get response to your posts here, but please come with REAL information.