"The official poverty line, which goes back 40 years, focused on a single parameter — what it would cost to get the minimum calorie intake. But notions of even “absolute” poverty change, as societies become less poor; the Tendulkar committee report commissioned by the Planning Commission was one response. But the drift of current comment suggests you should not be considered non-poor simply because you own (say) a bicycle or a mobile phone. Indeed, since 70 per cent of homes now have TV sets, even some TV-owners may be counted among the poor. We have come a long way from defining poverty as just calorie intake."
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 12:18:35 +0000
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