Last Updated: 05^th June 2010

 District official poverty lines

(CCPI based year 2002=100)

(Minimum Expenditure per person per month to fulfill the basic needs)

Base Year 2002  Rs.	1423	1537	1508	1523	1451	1395	1437	1466	1395	1338	1352	1423	1380	1366	1409	1366	1451	1437
Year 2008 Rs.	2845	3170	3014	3091	2915	2817	3048	2926	2788	2742	2778	2863	2697	2809	2911	2694	2838	2913
Year 2009 Rs.	2942	3278	3117	3197	3015	2913	3153	3026	2883	2836	2873	2961	2790	2905	3011	2786	2935	3013
2009 November Rs.	3003	3346	3182	3263	3077	2973	3218	3088	2943	2894	2933	3023	2847	2965	3073	2844	2996	3075
2009 December Rs.	3038	3385	3219	3301	3113	3008	3255	3124	2977	2928	2967	3058	2880	3000	3109	2877	3031	3111
2010 January Rs.	3079	3430	3262	3346	3155	3049	3299	3166	3017	2968	3007	3099	2919	3041	3151	2916	3072	3153
2010 February Rs.	3087	3439	3271	3354	3163	3056	3308	3174	3025	2975	3015	3107	2927	3048	3159	2923	3080	3161
2010 March Rs.	3057	3406	3239	3322	3132	3027	3276	3144	2996	2946	2985	3077	2898	3019	3128	2895	3050	3130
2010 April Rs.	3025	3370	3205	3287	3099	2995	3241	3111	2964	2915	2954	3045	2868	2987	3095	2865	3018	3097
2010 May Rs.	3072	3423	3255	3338	3148	3042	3292	3159	3010	2961	3000	3092	2913	3034	3144	2909	3065	3145
2010 June Rs.	3098	3451	3282	3366	3174	3067	3320	3186	3036	2986	3026	3118	2937	3059	3170	2934	3091	3172
2010 July Rs.	3097	3450	3281	3365	3173	3066	3318	3185	3035	2985	3025	3117	2936	3058	3169	2933	3090	3171

Official Poverty line at national level for July  2010 is Rs. 3097

Department of Census & Statistics - Sri Lanka

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