Question

On what basis is the poverty line drawn in India?

Answer 1

1. The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate for living in a particular country.
2. The poverty line is usually calculated by finding the total cost of all the essential resources that an average human adult consumes in one year.
3. In India, the poverty line is drawn on the basis of per capita (adult) daily intake of 2,400 calories for the rural areas and 2,100 calories for the urban areas.
4. Also, in terms of spending capacity, it is ₹ 32 for rural India and ₹ 47 for urban India.