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If we consider three persons per family, then it will be only 28.32 lakh family,” he added. It is also to be noted that as per the 2011 census, the population of Tamil Nadu was 7.2 crore, and this translates to 84.96 lakh people (11.28%) under BPL. “Keeping this fact in view, if we go by the 60 lakh-BPL family data, as announced in the assembly on February 11, then 30% of families in Tamil Nadu would fall under BPL category. That means one in 10 families living in Tamil Nadu falls below the poverty line, which is factually wrong,” Arumugam said.“As per the finance minister’s budget speech for 2018-19 financial year, the total population that fell under BPL in Tamil Nadu was only 11.28%. Agreeing to the request, the bench said the plea would be taken up for hearing on Thursday.According to the petitioner, under the public distribution system of Tamil Nadu, there are nearly two crore ration cards in use..