Write a brief note on Tendulkar Committee report.

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answered Aug 30, 2022 by SayantaniGhosh (83.3k points)
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Tendulkar Committee Report-2009:

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.
According to the new method, in the year 2011-12, the minimum value of poverty line was modified, for urban and rural area.
As per the new method, the minimum per capita daily expenditure needed for rural area was set to be ₹ 27 (Rs. 816 per month) and that for urban was set to ₹ 33 (Rs. 1000 per month).