I have always been a stringent critique of Congress governments for whom duplicity is a way of life.
The current UPA government, headed by the Congress, came on a platform to serve the 'aam aadmi' in 2004. The Government and the Planning Commission has been screaming from the roof top that the Poverty in India has declined during this regime.
But the data released by Indian Statistical Institute, a Government body, based on a survery, nails this lie fair and square. The findings show that the number of people Below the Poverty Line in India is now 325 million, an increase of 55 million or 20% from its figure of 270 million in 2004.
This means that number of people below the poverty line has increased by 4% per annum, while the population has grown at <>
Is there a vested interest in keeping people poor. Nearly 30% of India's population lives below the Poverty line. Though World Bank defines the poverty line as those who are earning less than $1 a day for India (<>
Not a comforting thought.
