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    Question

    Which of the following committees determined the poverty

    line based on a minimum daily requirement of 2400 and 2100 calories for an adult in Rural and Urban areas respectively.
    A Rangarajan committee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Tendulkar Committee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Lakdawala Committee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Alagh Committee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E VM Dandekar and N Rath Poverty Committee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Starvation criteria for Poverty: This approach was first of all adopted by the YK Alagh Committee's recommendation in 1979 whereby, the people consuming less than 2100 calories in the urban areas or less than 2400 calories in the rural areas are poor.

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