What was the percentage of the population below the poverty line in India in 2011 12 ........

What was the percentage of the population below the poverty line in India in 2011-12?

26.1%

19.3%

22%

32%

- In 2011-12, the poverty rate in India was officially calculated by the Planning Commission.

- The percentage below the poverty line was determined using a consumption-based approach.

- Option 1: 26.1% - This figure was often used in discussions but doesn't match the official estimate.

- Option 2: 19.3% - Lower than the recorded figure used in reports from that year.

- Option 3: 22% - This is the correct answer. Official reports indicated around 22% of the population lived below the poverty line.

- Option 4: 32% - Represents an earlier era's poverty line figures, not from 2011-12.

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