<P> Though the 12th Plan has taken off, it is yet to be formally approved . The Planning Commission set a deadline of September for taking the approval of the NDC . The council is expected to meet after July, subject to the convenience of the Prime Minister . It is mainly focused on health . The status of the 12th Plan is in question due to the dissolution of the Planning Commission . </P> <P> The government intends to reduce poverty by 10 per cent during the 12th Five - Year Plan . Mr Ahluwalia said, "We aim to reduce poverty estimates by 2 per cent annually on a sustainable basis during the Plan period". </P> <P> According to the Tendulkar methodology, the percentage of population below the poverty line was 29.8 per cent at the end of 2009 - 10 . This number includes 33.8 per cent in the rural areas and 20.9 per cent in the urban areas . </P> <P> Earlier, addressing a conference of State Planning Boards and Planning departments, he said the rate of decline in poverty doubled during the 11th Plan . The commission had said, while using the Tendulkar poverty line, the rate of reduction in the five years between 2004--05 and 2009--10, was about 1.5 percentage points each year, which was twice that when compared to the period between 1993 - 95 to 2004 - 05 . </P>

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