Below Poverty Line (India)
Below Poverty Line is an economic benchmark and poverty threshold used by the government of India to indicate economic disadvantage and to identify individuals and households in need of government assistance and aid. It is determined using various parameters which vary from state to state and within states. The present criteria are based on a survey conducted in 2002. Going into a survey due for a decade, India's central government is undecided on criteria to identify families below poverty line.
Internationally, an income of less than $1.25 per day per head of purchasing power parity is defined as extreme poverty. By this estimate, about 40% percent of Indians are extremely poor. Income-based poverty lines consider the bare minimum income to provide basic food requirements; it does not account for other essentials such as health care and education.
Read more about Below Poverty Line (India): Measurement, Ninth Plan, Tenth Plan (2002–2007), Kerala, Income Based Poverty Line in India, Fixing of Cut-off Marks At 17, Example, Example of Mis-use of BPL Schemes, New Survey, See Also
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