Question

Whose names should be included, in BPL families?
(a) Very poor person
(b) Middle family person
(c) High income group
(d) All of these

Answer 1

Very poor person names should be included, in BPL families. (Option a)

• BPL stands for Below Poverty Line. BPL is a benchmark or criteria set by the government of India to recognize the people who are in the lower-income earning group and needs some assistance from the government.
• According to the survey, about 30 percent of the Indian population is below the poverty line.
• Middle family person and High-income groups are above the poverty line according to the criteria set by the government.
• Very poor person is under the Poverty line and their name is included in the families living Below Poverty Line.

Answer 2

(a) Very poor person

• The full BPL form  is "below the poverty line". An economic benchmark related to baseline income. It was established by the Indian government.  

• This can help  identify  financially vulnerable individuals and households in urgent need of government assistance.
• The list should include the names of people whose household income is less than that set by the government.

• Using this methodology, there were 354 million (29.6% of the population) below the poverty line in 2009-2010 and   269 million (21.9% of the population) in 2011-2012.Families with BPL cards live below the state poverty line.
• BPL families receive 10-20 kg of food per month per family for 50% of their economic value.