oct 22, 1976 - Dr. YK Alag Committee 1979

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• Official poverty counts began for the first time in India based on the approach of this Task Force
• The previous poverty line is multiplied by the ratio called PFCE deflator to arrive at the current year’s poverty line.
• If the updated poverty line fell short to meet the required nutrition. This is called ‘nutritional drift’

• 2100 kcal per capita per day in urban areas
• 2400 kcal per capita per day in rural areas
• Based on 1973-74 prices,
• ₹49.09 -Rural
• ₹56.64-Urban
• per capita per month

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