Explanation : Poverty has been historically defined and estimated in India using a sustenance food standard. In figures, the poverty norm was anchored in terms of daily intake of 2400 calories in rural areas and 2100 calories in urban areas on the basis of Alagh committee's recommendations of 1979. Even in the most recent Rangarajan, committee's estimation, the energy requirement has been set as 2,155 kcal per person per day in rural areas and 2,090 kcal per person per day in urban areas. However, it has also added protein and fat requirements in estimation. A food basket which simultaneously meets all the normative requirements of the three nutrients defines the food component of the poverty line basket proposed by the panel. ....Read more