Who estimates poverty in india?

Previously Planning Commission was responsible for Poverty Estimation in our country. As planning commission has been abolished now, and its place is taken by NITI Aayog ( National institution for transforming India ) so NITI aayog will be estimating the poverty from now onwards. 3.9k Views · View Upvoters. read more

Minhas published his estimates of poverty rates in 1950s India as cyclical and a strong function of each year's harvest. Minhas disagreed with the practice of using calories as the basis for poverty estimation and proposed a poverty line based on real expenditure per year (Rs 240 per annum). read more

Poverty Estimation In India – C Rangarajan and Tendulkar Committee. Poverty in India is Big issues for Government . To Measures Exact numbers of Poor People And Per capita expenditure various methods Had been adopted by Government of India. read more