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Estimating Absolute Poverty in India by shyamalsodha2024 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses methods for estimating absolute poverty in India. It outlines committees that have established poverty lines and metrics, including calorie intake and monthly expenditure amounts. The Rang Rajan Committee from 2017 is the most recent, estimating poverty rates of 30.9% in rural areas and 26.4% in urban areas based on daily calorie requirements and monthly expenditures of Rs. 32 and Rs. 47 respectively.
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- shyamalsodha2024
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