Mains Paper II · 1 Indian Economy · 1.15 Poverty and inequality

1.15.2 Poverty estimation: Alagh to Rangarajan, consumption surveys and the World Bank line

India's official poverty line has been redrawn by successive expert groups; the last official estimates are for 2011-12, while new consumption surveys (2022-24) and the World Bank's 2025 line feed current debates.

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Key terms

  • Alagh
  • Lakdawala
  • Tendulkar
  • Rangarajan
  • Dandekar and Rath
  • NSSO
  • HCES
  • MPCE
  • World Bank extreme poverty line
  • Saxena Committee
  • BPL census

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