Question

1.
As per calculation method of Tendulkar committee, how much percentage
population living below poverty line ?
(a) 45%
(b) 37.2%
(c29.8%
(d) 27.1%
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Answer 1

Answer:

As per the methodology of the Suresh Tendulkar Committee report, the population below the poverty line in India was 354 million (29.6% of the population) in 2009-2010 and was 269 million (21.9% of the population) in 2011–2012.