2024 · Q102
The Rangarajan Committee methodology for determining the poverty line incorporated which of the following?
- 1A food component
- 2A normative level of expenditure for essential non-food items
- 3A behaviourally determined expenditure for other non-food items Select the answer using the code given below:
General KnowledgeIndian Economy
- A1 and 2 only
- B2 and 3 only
- C1, 2 and 3
- D1 and 3 only
Explanation
The Rangarajan Committee (2014) methodology for the poverty line combined three elements: a food component based on normative nutritional requirements, a normative level of expenditure on essential non-food items (education, health, clothing, shelter, etc.), and a behaviourally determined expenditure for other non-food items observed from NSS data. All three statements are correct. Hence option C is correct.