Which Committee's recommendations are being followed for estimating Poverty Line in India?

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• The Govt. of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015.Which of the following is NOT one of those goals? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011]
• With reference to the government's welfare schemes, consider the following statements: 1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the food grains are available to the poorest of the poor families at Rs. 2 per kg for wheat and Rs.3 per kg for rice. 2. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and destitute are provided Rs. 75 per month as Central Pension, in addition to the amount provided by most State Government 3. Government of India has allocated 25 kg food grains per below Poverty Line family per month, at less than half the economic cost. Which of these statements are correct? [IAS 2003]
• Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether: [IAS 1999]
• Which of the following groups of states has the largest concentration of rural poor and people living below the poverty line?
• Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme [IGNOAPS] 1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible. 2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]
• For a rural person the minimum calorie needed to reach above poverty line is:
• Which of the following committees was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector?
• Which of the following is not a method of estimating national income? [I. Tax & Central Excise 1991]
• In 2008 Planning commission appointed a committee to estimate the poverty in India under:
• According to Mixed Recall period India’s Poverty in 2009-10 is