 The new poverty threshold for rural areas was fixed at Rs 972 per month or Rs 32 per day.For urban areas, it was fixed at Rs 1407 per month or Rs 47 per day.Under this methodology, the population below the poverty line in 2009-2010 was 454 million (38.2% of the population) and that in 2011-2012 was 363 million (29.5% of the population).