Q.Apart from income, name two other dimensions used to measure poverty in India today.

The state with the lowest poverty in 2013 was Goa — option (d).

Poverty in India is measured by the poverty ratio — the percentage of the population living below the poverty line. This ratio differs widely across states depending on income levels, employment and development.

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Tendulkar Committee rural poverty line (2011-12) ≈ ₹816 per person per month.

The Tendulkar Committee estimated the poverty line on the basis of monthly per-capita consumption expenditure. For the year 2011-12, it fixed the poverty line at about ₹816 per person per month for rural areas (and about ₹1000 per month for urban areas). A person spending l …

The ICMR norm for rural areas is 2400 calories per person per day — option (c). (The corresponding urban norm is 2100 calories.)

In India the poverty line is defined on a calorie-intake basis. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommended a minimum daily requirement of 2400 calories per person in rural areas and 2100 calories in urban areas (urban being lower becau …

The correct option is (A) 816 — the rural monthly poverty-line figure for 2011-12.

The Tendulkar committee methodology, used to estimate poverty in India, fixed per-capita monthly consumption expenditure thresholds. For 2011-12 the poverty line worked out to about ₹816 per person per month in rural areas and about ₹1000 per person per month in urban areas. A household spending bel …