describe how the poverty line is estimated in India ?
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A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given “minimum level” necessary to fulfil the basic needs. ... In India, the poverty line is estimated by multiplying the prices of physical quantities like food, clothing, footwear, fuel, light, education, etc. in rupees.
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=> There are different ways in which the poverty line in India can be estimated as follow ;
- Income method
in this method there is a certain minimum income of the personal income goes below this level then he / she considered below the poverty line and it is assumed that his/ her income is not enough to fulfill the basic needs .
- Consumption Method
A minimum nutritional food requirement is measured and energy obtained from this food is measured in Calories . if the calorie requirement is not fulfilled then the person is considered to be the below poverty line .
- Expenditure Method
in this method , the poverty line is estimated by using the expenditure of the person as a minimum level of food requirement , clothing , footwear , etc .. .