Tag: programmes for poverty eradication

For the purpose of defining poverty line which definition is adopted by the Planning Commission in India?

As per latest norms the minimum per capita per month consumption in rural area in order to not to be treated as below poverty line is ________.

According to the definition adopted by Planning Commission, a person is below poverty line if consumption of calories is less than ____________ in rural areas and less than ___________ in urban area & the corresponding cut off points are Rs. ____________ & Rs. ___________ respectively at $1979-80$ prices.

Following the recommendation of the Task Force on Projection of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand, the poverty line is defined as "the per capita monthly expenditure needed to obtain the consumption of ______ calories per-capita per day in rural areas and _____ in urban areas in the base year 1973-74."

Absolute Poverty is relevant for___.

Relative poverty is relevent for____.

In the context of Poverty, BPL stands for __________.

In relative poverty, the concept of poverty is related to distribution of____.

Minimum Standard of living is identified in the determination of____.

Minimum level of consumption standard laid down is called as________.