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Q: Which Committee’s recommendations are being followed for estimating Poverty Line in India?
  • A. Kelkar Committee
  • B. Desai Committee
  • C. Tendulkar Committee
  • D. Lakdawala Committee
Correct Answer: Option C - Though C. Rangarajan Committee is the latest one, but the government didn't took a call on its recommendations. So, as a results, Tendulkar Committee's recommendations have been the effective tool to measure the poverty in country. Lakdawala Formula (1993) was based on the calorific measurement earlier stated by Y.K. Alagh Committee (1979)– Rural Regions - 2400 Calories/day. Urbal Regions - 2100 Calories/day. Tendulkar Committee - Appointed by Planning commission in 2004, submitted report in 2009. It recommended on basis of per capita consumption expenditural. Rural Regions - 446.68 `/month Urban Regions - 578.80 `/month at the base year 2004-05.
C. Though C. Rangarajan Committee is the latest one, but the government didn't took a call on its recommendations. So, as a results, Tendulkar Committee's recommendations have been the effective tool to measure the poverty in country. Lakdawala Formula (1993) was based on the calorific measurement earlier stated by Y.K. Alagh Committee (1979)– Rural Regions - 2400 Calories/day. Urbal Regions - 2100 Calories/day. Tendulkar Committee - Appointed by Planning commission in 2004, submitted report in 2009. It recommended on basis of per capita consumption expenditural. Rural Regions - 446.68 `/month Urban Regions - 578.80 `/month at the base year 2004-05.

Explanations:

Though C. Rangarajan Committee is the latest one, but the government didn't took a call on its recommendations. So, as a results, Tendulkar Committee's recommendations have been the effective tool to measure the poverty in country. Lakdawala Formula (1993) was based on the calorific measurement earlier stated by Y.K. Alagh Committee (1979)– Rural Regions - 2400 Calories/day. Urbal Regions - 2100 Calories/day. Tendulkar Committee - Appointed by Planning commission in 2004, submitted report in 2009. It recommended on basis of per capita consumption expenditural. Rural Regions - 446.68 `/month Urban Regions - 578.80 `/month at the base year 2004-05.