AIZAWL: Rapid urbanisation coupled with price rise seems to be pushing more people towards poverty in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl during the last two fiscals.
The statistical handbook of Mizoram 2010 has revealed that the number of families below poverty line in the capital’s eight district has increased during the fiscals 2008-09 to 2010-11.
According to the survey, there were 25,389 BPL families in 2008-2009 which rose to 26,571 families in 2009-2010, an increase by 7445 families. In terms of individuals, there were 1,11,863 people below poverty line in 2008-2009 which increased to 1,16,353 people in 2009-2010.
Two districts–Aizawl and Kolasib–solely contributed to the rise in the number of BPL families.(UNI)