Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsPOVERTY3 Marks
Question
Why Prof. Tendulkar’s measure of poverty is considered more realistic?
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Answer
To overcome drawbacks of all the previous methods of calculating poverty line a committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Suresh Tendulkar was formed. It presented its report in $2009$ and gave a new measure of poverty line. The method suggested by this committee incorporated expenses done after health and education were also covered to get a more realistic picture of poverty. Hence, Tendulkar’s measure of poverty is considered more realistic.
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