Question

According to P.K. Vardhan, in 1967-68, what was the percentage of poverty in India?

Answer 1

According to Ghosh (1990) Minhas made use of the NSS data and considered the poverty line of annual per person expenditure of Rs.240 which led him to the conclusion that 50.6% of population was poor in 1967-68.

Answer 2

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According to P.K. Vardhan, in 1967-68, the percentage was 50.6% of the population.