Question

1. What is poverty line? How is it
determine

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Answer 1

s the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

by using an official poverty measure

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

• A person is considered poor if his/her income or consumption level falls below a given "minimum level" necessary to fulfill the basic needs. This minimum level or line is called poverty line.
• While determining the poverty line, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel and light, educational and medical requirement, etc., are determined for subsistence. These physical quantities are multiplied by their prices in currencies of individual countries.
• The present formula for food requirement while estimating poverty line is based on the desired calorie requirement. Food item, such as cereals, pulses, vegetable, milk, oil, sugar, etc., together provide these needed calories. The calorie needs vary depending on age, gender and the type of work that a person does.

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