WBCS.LIVE practice question

The 'Alagh Committee' (1979) was constituted to determine the official poverty line based on what metric?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Nutritional/Calorie requirements
  2. Household income
  3. Multidimensional deprivation
  4. Employment status

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Nutritional/Calorie requirements

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) Nutritional/Calorie requirements šŸ“š Explanation: The Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand, chaired by Y.K. Alagh, submitted its report in 1979. It was the first official committee in India to determine the poverty line strictly on the basis of minimum daily nutritional requirements. It established the benchmark of 2400 calories per person per day for rural areas and 2100 calories for urban areas.