Question

How is poverty measured in India ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The official poverty line is the expenditure incurred to obtain the goods in a “poverty line basket” (PLB). ... The government did not take a call on the report of the Rangarajan Committee; therefore, poverty is measured using the Tendulkar poverty line. As per this, 21.9% of people in India live below the poverty line.

Answer 2

A common method used to estimate poverty in India is based on income or consumption levels and if the income or consumption,falls below a given minimum level than the household is said to be below the poverty line( BPL)