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What did Mahatma Gandhi insist with regard to poverty in India |
Mahatma Gandhi always insisted that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering |
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What are the types of indicators of poverty |
Economic indicator
social indicator |
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Define poverty line |
poverty line is an imaginary line of demarcation by which we can understand who are able to fulfill their basic needs of life |
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When is a person considered poor |
a person is considered to be poor when his or her income or consumption level falls below a given 'minimum level' necessary to fulfill their basic needs |
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Calorie requirement per person per day in rural areas |
2400 |
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Calorie requirement per person per day in urban areas |
2100 |
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Social indicators of poverty |
illiteracy level lack of general resistance due to malnutrition lack of access to health care lack of job opportunities lack of access to safe drinking water, sanitation etc. |
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How poor is India |
Roughly to 70 million people in India live in poverty 2011-12. India has the largest single concentration of the poor in the world |
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What is the poverty line in India in rural areas based on the calculations of 2011 to 12 |
Rs 816 |
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What is the poverty line in urban areas based on the calculations in the year 2011-12. Why is it higher than in rural areas |
Rs 1000 despite less calorie requirement the higher amount for urban areas has been fix because of the high prices of many essential products in urban centres |
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NSSO |
National sample survey organisation |
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How is the poverty line determined |
The poverty line is estimated periodically normally every 5 years by conducting sample surveys. The surveys are conducted by the NSSO. |
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What is the poverty line used by the World Bank |
$1.90 per person per day |
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Economic indicators of poverty |
Level of income level of consumption |
