Question

How do you define poverty in India?

Answer 1

1:Poverty is a social phenomenon in which a section of the society is unable to fulfill even its bare necessities of life.
2:The Planning Commission of India has defined a poverty line on the basis of recommended nutritional requirements of 2,400 calories per person per day for rural areas and 2,100 calories for urban areas.

3:The average calorie requirement is estimated by taking into account the population composition by age, sex and occupation categories together with the corresponding calorie norms by the Indian Council of Medical Research.