BBC News - India: Half a dollar a day 'adequate', says panel: "India's main planning body has said half a dollar a day is "adequate" for a villager to spend on food, education and health.
Critics say that the amount fixed by the Planning Commission is extremely low and aimed at "artificially" reducing the number of poor who are entitled to state benefits.
There are various estimates on the exact number of poor in India.
Officially, 37% of India's 1.21bn people live below the poverty line.
But one estimate suggests the true figure could be as high as 77%."
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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