Which of the following statements with regard to the Report of Tendulkar Committee (2009) on poverty estimates is/are correct? 1. The Committee had used an all-India urban poverty line basket as a reference to derive both rural and urban poverty levels. 2

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Q: 116 (CDS-I/2024)
Which of the following statements with regard to the Report of Tendulkar Committee (2009) on poverty estimates is/are correct?
1. The Committee had used an all-India urban poverty line basket as a reference to derive both rural and urban poverty levels.
2. The Committee had anchored the poverty line to the official food calorie norms.
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Economics

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CDS-I

Statement 1 is incorrect because the Tendulkar Committee did not use an all-India urban poverty line for both areas; it addressed them separately. Statement 2 is correct as the committee based its poverty line on calorie consumption as a measure of food security.