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Official poverty line by District : February 2024
(Minimum Expenditure per person per month to fulfill the basic needs)
Survey Year
2012/13 Rs.
5223
5429
5422
5287
5214
5246
5269
5049
5018
4811
5149
5395
5338
5166
5296
5287
5183
5223
5046
5218
4941
5151
5007
4746
5075
5273
Survey Year
2016 Rs.
6117
6640
6438
6406
6337
6223
6506
6040
5846
5867
5979
6109
5993
5936
5870
6231
6117
6059
6026
5970
5904
6139
5994
5759
6067
6362
Survey Year
2019 Rs.
6966
7513
7474
7312
7071
7061
7326
7078
6803
6768
6798
7135
6959
6917
6730
7004
7022
6787
6843
7111
6798
6816
7018
6661
6997
7284
2023 March Rs.
16207
17480
17390
17013
16452
16429
17043
16467
15828
15746
15817
16600
16190
16093
15658
16295
16336
15791
15921
16544
15817
15859
16327
15497
16279
16946
2023 April Rs.
16041
17301
17212
16838
16283
16260
16869
16298
15666
15585
15655
16430
16025
15928
15497
16128
16169
15629
15758
16374
15655
15696
16160
15338
16113
16773
2023 May Rs.
16073
17335
17246
16872
16316
16293
16903
16331
15697
15616
15686
16463
16057
15960
15528
16160
16201
15661
15789
16407
15686
15727
16192
15369
16145
16806
2023 June Rs.
16089
17352
17263
16888
16332
16309
16919
16347
15712
15631
15701
16479
16072
16975
15543
16176
16217
15676
15804
16423
15701
15743
16208
15383
16160
16822
2023 July Rs.
15978
17233
17144
16772
16219
16197
16803
16234
15604
15524
15593
16365
15962
15866
15437
16065
16106
15568
15696
16310
15593
15634
16097
15278
16049
16707
2023 Aug. Rs.
15978
17233
17144
16772
16219
16197
16803
16234
15604
15524
15593
16365
15962
15866
15437
16065
16106
15568
15696
16310
15593
15634
16097
15278
16049
16707
2023 Sep. Rs.
16104
17368
17279
16905
16347
16324
16935
16362
15727
15646
15716
16494
16088
15991
15558
16192
16233
15691
15819
16439
15716
15758
16224
15398
16176
16839
2023 Oct. Rs.
16112
17377
17288
16913
16355
16332
16944
16370
15735
15654
15724
16503
16096
15999
15566
16200
16241
15699
15827
16447
15724
15766
16232
15406
16184
16847
2023 Nov. Rs.
16302
17582
17492
17112
16548
16525
17143
16563
15921
15839
15909
16697
16285
16187
15750
16391
16432
15884
16014
16641
15909
15952
16423
15587
16375
17046
2023 Dec. Rs.
16524
17821
17730
17345
16774
16750
17377
16789
16138
16054
16126
16925
16507
16408
15964
16614
16656
16100
16232
16868
16126
16169
16647
15800
16598
17278
2024 Jan. Rs.
17014
18350
18256
17860
17271
17247
17892
17287
16616
16530
16604
17426
16997
16894
16437
17107
17150
16577
16713
17368
16604
16648
17140
16268
17090
17790
2024 Feb. Rs.
16975
18308
18214
17819
17231
17207
17851
17247
16578
16493
16566
17386
16958
16856
16400
17067
17110
16539
16675
17328
16566
16610
17101
16231
17051
17749
The Official Poverty line at
National level for February, 2024 is Rs. 16,975
Source : Department of Census & Statistics - Sri Lanka
Note:-
Official Poverty Line was updated based on 2012/13 Household Income and Expenditure Survey.
District Official poverty lines have been re-estimated adjusting for price differences using the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) (Base: 2021=100).
The Official poverty line decreased due to the lower National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) value reported in February 2024 compared to preceding month.
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Technical Note on estimates of District Poverty Line