jan 1, 1971 - VM Dandekar and N Rath Committee 1971
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• Unlike previous scholars who had considered subsistence living or basic minimum needs criteria as the measure of poverty line, they derived poverty line from the expenditure adequate to provide 2250 calories per day in both rural and urban areas• 2,250 calories per capita per day
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jan 1, 1971
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