Define poverty lime.Explain how the poverty line is estimated in india
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Poverty Line :
Poverty line is an imaginary line that works on the basis of income earned per day/ per month or on the basis of food calorie per day, used to distinguish between people who are in poverty and who are not.
Estimation of Poverty Line in India :
The poverty line in India is estimated by some basic requirements of the people like - food , cloth , shelter etc.
Additional Data :
We can say that the estimated poverty line in India is not absolute. A lot of people in India are able to feed themselves , they are having shelter and clothes too. But not in actual they are above the poverty line.
Answer:
While determining the poverty line in India, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel and light, educational and medical requirements etc. are determined for subsistance. These physical quantities are multiplied by their price in rupees.
The present formula for food requirement while estimating the poverty line is based on the desired calorie requirement. Food items such as cereals, pulses, vegetables, milk, oil, sugar etc. together provide these needed calories. The need of calories depends on age and the work done by a person.
The accepted average calorie requirement in India is 2400 calories per person per day in rural areas and 2100 calories per person per day in urban areas. The calorie requirement of the people in rural areas is higher than that of people living in urban areas because they do more physical work as compared to urban people. On the basis of the calculations for the year 2011-12, the poverty line for a person was fixed at rupees 816 per month for the rural areas and rupees 1000 per month for the urban areas.