2024 · Q43
Which of the following statements with regard to the Report of Tendulkar Committee (2009) on poverty estimates is/are correct?
- 1The Committee had used an all-India urban poverty line basket as a reference to derive both rural and urban poverty levels.
- 2The Committee had anchored the poverty line to the official food calorie norms.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
General KnowledgeIndian Economy
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: the Tendulkar Committee (2009) used the all-India urban poverty line basket (based on the 2004–05 consumption data) as the reference and derived both rural and urban poverty lines from it using price indices. Statement 2 is incorrect: the Committee deliberately moved away from anchoring the poverty line to calorie norms, basing it instead on the consumption expenditure needed for an adequate standard of living. Only statement 1 is correct, so the answer is (A).