215 million Indians, roughly the population of Pak & Canada, have zero assets
February 17, 2015 16:09
An estimated 215 million Indians -- roughly the population of Canada and Pakistan combined -- are largely excluded from economic progress.have
They have "zero assets', which means they do not own a television set, a motorcycle, a mobile phone, or any of seven items recognised by the government as being of economic value, official data revealed.
43 million households have zero assets, according to census data. If we consider an average of five people living in a household, that gives us a figure of 215 million Indians without assets, according to a report in scroll.in.
Of those with zero assets, nearly 80 million people -- the population of Germany or 16 million households are Adivasi.
They have "zero assets', which means they do not own a television set, a motorcycle, a mobile phone, or any of seven items recognised by the government as being of economic value, official data revealed.
43 million households have zero assets, according to census data. If we consider an average of five people living in a household, that gives us a figure of 215 million Indians without assets, according to a report in scroll.in.
Of those with zero assets, nearly 80 million people -- the population of Germany or 16 million households are Adivasi.
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