The povey line limit for rural areas is the purchasing capacity for a daily intake of 2400 calories per person. Which one of the following calorie limis is for urban areas?
Below povey line criteria BPL Criteria Rural areas Urban areas Per capita caloric intake <2400 Kcal/day <2100 kcal/day Per capita income (TC) <27/- INR/day <33/- INR/day Per capita income (RC) <32/- INR/day <47/- INR/day Per capita income (WHO) <1.90 US $ per day <1.90 US $ per day (TC: Tendulkar Committee 2011-12; RC: Rangarajan Committee 2014) Below povey line (BPL) Population in India : 22% (Tendulkar Committee 2011-12) 29.5% (Rangarajan Committee 2014) Ref: Park 23rd edition Pgno : 702
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2800
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