- In India, the poverty line is defined on the basis of calorie intake. According to this, 2100 calories a day has been fixed for urban areas and 2400 calories in rural areas.
- Alternatively, in monthly per capita consumption expenditure terms, the poverty line is fixed at ₹ 750 for rural areas and 960 for urban areas in 2004-05. The poverty has two aspects: absolute poverty and relative poverty.
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