India's poverty lies in the eyes of the beholder. In light of this statement, examine the need for a credible and periodically updated poverty estimation framework in the country.

Non consideration of Schooling, Health, Sanitation, Housing, Drinking water, Financial inclusion To avoid exclusion error of the otherwise poor and Need justified by: (1) Considering multidimensional poverty index based on UNDP indicators (2) Periodic update through digital data estimation & collection (3) Capability approach to be taken for estimation (Human-Sen) - to check if skilled, educated etc (4) To avoid old measures & periodic updating of poverty estimations - helps better policy derision