Poverty Line

No.Earnings of diffrent types of employees in India/Converted into Rs./month




1.Average cost of employee* in Air-India - Rs. 53,000




2.Average cost of employee* in MARUTI UDYOG - Rs. 24,000




3.Average cost of employee* in the MUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORP.- Rs. 16,000




4.Minimum starting salary in the FIRE Dept. in Mumbai - Rs. 7,000




5.Average earning of an Indian - US$ 440 per year or about (This is based on a GDP of US$ 440 billion and 1 billion people) - Rs. 1,727




6.Minimum earning required, as per WORLD BANK, to live at above poverty line, for underdeveloped countries like India, China etc,
about US$ 1.0 per day or US$ 30 per month - Rs. 1,410






7.MINIMUM WAGES, as per Government of India, for all the States, about Rs. 40 to 60 per day per person, average about Rs. 50 per day.
For 25 days per month - Rs. 1,250






8.POVERTY LINE definition, as per Government of India, see below for explanation, at Rs. 10 per day, per person, approx. - Rs. 300




Other related and relevant data/In millions, people




9.Number of people, in India, who are below poverty line - About 300 million (30 Cr.)




10.Number of people, in India, who work in the organized Public Sector, i.e. with the Central and State Government - About
19 million (1.9 Cr.)




11.Number of people, in India, who work in the organized Private Sector - About 8 million (0.8 Cr.)   




12.Number of people, in India, who work in the unorganized Sector - About 320 million (32 Cr.)




13.Number of people, in India, who are unemployed approximately - About 300 million (30 Cr.)




14.Number of JOBS which need to be created every year, to fulfill the aspirations of the people of India
- About 10 million/yr. (1 Cr.)




15.Number of people BORN every year in India (China is only 10 million per year - 
About 27 million/yr. (2.7 Cr.)




16.Number of people, in India, who are below 35 years of age - About 700 million (70 Cr.)