Question

describe how the poverty line is estimated in India (long answer)

Answer 1

In India poverty line is measured by determining a minimum level of food requirement, footwear, fuel and light, education and medical requirements. food requirements are estimated on the basis of desired calories requirement. all these physical quantities are multiplied by their prices in rupees.
poverty line is also measured on the basis of monetary expenditure per capita needed for buying these quantities

Answer 2

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.