Consider the following statements regarding Poverty estimation in India 1 Poverty line estimation in...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Poverty estimation in India:

1. Poverty line estimation in India is based on income levels.

2. Head count ratio is the ratio of the number of poor to the total population, which measures incidence of poverty.

3. While the Alagh committee determined poverty based on Monthly Per Capita Expenditure, the Rangarajan committee estimated poverty in terms of calories requirement.

Which of the above statements are incorrect ?

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

Poverty estimation in India :

Poverty estimation in India is carried out by NITI Aayog’s task force through the calculation of poverty line based on the data captured by the National Sample Survey Offi ce under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI).
Poverty line estimation in India is based on the consumption expenditure and not on the income levels.
Poverty is measured based on consumer expenditure surveys of the National Sample Survey Organisation.
A poor household is de fi ned as one with an expenditure level below a specific poverty line.
The incidence of poverty is measured by the poverty ratio, which is the ratio of the number of poor to the total population expressed as a percentage. It is also known as head-count ratio.
Alagh Committee (1979) determined a poverty line based on a minimum daily requirement of 2400 and 2100 calories for an adult in Rural and Urban areas respectively.
Subsequently different committees; Lakdawala Committee (1993), Tendulkar Committee (2009), Rangarajan committee (2012) did the poverty estimation.
As per the Rangarajan committee report (2014), the poverty line is estimated as Monthly Per Capita Expenditure of Rs. 1407 in urban areas and Rs. 972 in rural areas.