Question

How is poverty line determined in india?


pls send me the pic of the answer in textbook where it is located

class-9
ncert textbook
subject - economics
chapter- poverty as a challenge

pls answer with reference to textbook

Answer 1

While determining the poverty line in
India, a minimum level of food
requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel and
light, educational and medical
requirement etc. are determined for
subsistence. These physical quantities are
multiplied by their prices 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, vegetable,
milk, oil, sugar etc. together provide these
needed calories. The calorie needs vary
depending on age, sex and the type of
work that a person does. 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. Since people living
in rural areas engage themselves in more
physical work, calorie requirements in
rural areas are considered to be higher
than urban areas. The monetary
expenditure per capita needed for buying
these calorie requirements in terms of
food grains etc. is revised periodically
taking into consideration the rise in
prices.

THE REFERENCE IS FROM CLASS 9 ECONOMICS BOOK, PAGE No. - 32 ... para - 2

Answer 2

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