Last Updated: 2008 October 21^st

 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
2008 January Rs.	2611	2909	2766	2837	2675	2585	2798	2685	2559	2516	2550	2628	2475	2578	2672	2473	2605	2673
2008 February Rs.	2684	2990	2844	2916	2750	2657	2876	2760	2630	2587	2621	2701	2545	2650	2747	2542	2678	2748
2008 March Rs.	2731	3043	2893	2968	2798	2704	2926	2808	2676	2632	2667	2749	2589	2697	2795	2586	2724	2796
2008 April Rs.	2781	3098	2946	3022	2849	2753	2980	2860	2725	2680	2716	2799	2637	2746	2846	2634	2774	2847
2008 May Rs.	2825	3147	2993	3070	2894	2797	3027	2905	2768	2723	2759	2843	2678	2790	2891	2675	2818	2893
2008 June Rs	2930	3264	3104	3184	3002	2901	3139	3013	2871	2824	2861	2949	2778	2893	2998	2775	2923	3000
2008 July Rs	2937	3272	3112	3191	3009	2908	3147	3020	2878	2831	2868	2956	2785	2900	3005	2781	2930	3007
2008 August Rs	2936	3271	3111	3190	3008	2907	3146	3019	2877	2830	2867	2955	2784	2899	3004	2780	2929	3006
2008 September Rs	2948	3284	3123	3203	3021	2919	3159	3031	2889	2841	2879	2967	2795	2911	3017	2792	2941	3018

Official Poverty line at national level for September  2008 is Rs. 2948

Department of Census & Statistics - Sri Lanka

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