National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector ( NCEUS ) published a report in 2007 . This report state , 77 % of Indians ( that means 836 million people ) , lived on less than 20 rupees per day ( USD 0.50 nominal , USD 2.0 in PPP ) . A 2007 report by the state-run National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector ( NCEUS ) found that 77 % of Indians , or 836 million people , lived on less than 20 rupees per day ( USD 0.50 nominal , USD 2.0 in PPP ) , with most working in `` informal labor sector with no job or social security , living in abject poverty . ''