Poverty Trends and Patterns — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

Tendulkar Committee Report (2009)

2009

The Tendulkar Committee marked a pivotal shift in India's poverty measurement methodology. It moved away from the calorie-based poverty line, which was criticized for being too…

Rangarajan Committee Report (2014)

2014

Constituted in response to widespread criticism of the Tendulkar Committee's low poverty line, the Rangarajan Committee proposed a higher and more generous poverty line. It…