Question

Which one of the following committees was set up to review the concept of poverty line?

• A. S Chakravarty committee
• B. D T Lakdawala Committee
• C. K N Wanchoo Committee
• D. R C Dutt Committee

Answer 1

The correct option is B D T Lakdawala Committee

The Planning Commission constituted in September, $1989$, an 'Expert Group' to consider methodological and computational aspects of estimation of proportion and number of poors in India. Prof D T Lakdawala was the Chairman of the Expert Group. The report of the Expert Group was submitted in July $1993$.