Discuss how the poverty line is estimated in india class 9
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Their is a very simple method to calculate the poverty line in india and this method is based on its income level,if a person cannot reach the minimum level of income which is 132 per DAY/per person,if he is not able to fulfill the minimum level he will consider as BPL(below poverty line) and if he earn more than the minimum level he will considered as APL(above poverty line).
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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.