Many Central Ministers have considerably increased their assets in the one year from 2009 to 2010. This is according to the response received for an RTI enquiry. The Times of India has published the details according to which the assets of Praful Patel increased from 30.70 to 38.43 crores and that of Jyotiraditya Scindia from 22.73 to 24.01 crores. A. Raja increased  his assets from 1.05 to 1.85 crore. This is in a country where 75% of the people are getting less than Rs.20.00 a day for their subsistence.