Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012.pdf
Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012.pdf
Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012.pdf
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14.5 percent in 2009-2010. As seen in Figure 2.6, most<br />
other districts have achieved significant reductions. Across<br />
all districts with available data, the incidence of poverty<br />
declined by more than 50 percent, meaning they have<br />
achieved the MDG poverty goal.<br />
Yet poverty is still prevalent in some districts, especially<br />
those affected by conflict or with large estate populations,<br />
as well as some rural districts. In the Batticaloa District,<br />
poverty has increased from 10.7 percent in 2006-2007 to<br />
20.3 percent in 2009-2010. 48 Poverty in Ampara District<br />
rose from 10.9 percent in 2006-2007 to 11.8 percent in<br />
2009-2010. Jaffna District in the Northern Province,<br />
which was covered in a national survey after more than<br />
two and a half decades, shows a 16.1 percent incidence of<br />
income poverty. Other districts that still have high rates<br />
include Monaragala at 14.5 percent and Badulla at 13.3<br />
percent.<br />
Vavuniya has the lowest incidence of poverty at 2.3<br />
percent. 49 This district was the main administrative centre<br />
in the Northern Province throughout the conflict. All<br />
international agencies operated there for more than two<br />
decades, allowing Vavuniya to function as a commercial<br />
hub, and helping to improve living conditions.<br />
Figure 2.5: Income Poverty Headcount and the Change in Poverty Between<br />
2006-2007 and 2009-2010<br />
Source: Department of Census and Statistics of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2011a.<br />
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