Ojha, in contrast, estimated that there were 190 million people (44%) in India below official poverty limit in 1961, and that this below-poverty line number increased to 289 million people (70%) in 1967.
Ojha's estimates indicated that in 1961, 44% of Indians lived below the official poverty line with a figure of 190 million people. By 1967, this number had risen to 70% and reached 289 million people.