Author name: Varsha Verma

The Head Count Ratio serves as a metric to measure the number of individuals below the poverty line, indicating the proportion of people living in poverty. In India, the Planning Commission releases official poverty data, relying on household consumption expenditure data gathered by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). Poverty Ratio and Number of Poor […]

4.4.1 Concept of Poverty Poverty in India is described as a situation where an individual lacks the income necessary to afford the minimum means of subsistence. The minimum means of subsistence encompass: (a) a reasonably satisfactory level of nutritional diet, (b) the minimum required clothing, housing, and furniture, and (c) the minimum level of health