The poverty threshold, poverty limit or poverty line is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. Determining the poverty line is usually done by finding the total cost of all the essential resources that an average human adult consumes in one year.
Teacher • India
The line that divides people into poor and non poor is called poverty line
Grade 9 • India
poverty line is that the level of income and calorie intake .
For suppose in rural areas the minimum wages should be 816 rupees while in urban areas it is 1000 rupees this was because the cost of living is more in urban areas.
And in rural areas the calorie intake is 2400 and in urban areas the calorie intake is 2100 this was because in rural areas they are very well engaged in physical activities like farming etc
Grade 9 • India
Poverty line is a measure of consumption level on the basis of income level.Government sets the poverty line.In India,person earning less than 816rupees(in rural area)is considered to be poor
Grade 9 • India
A common method used to measure
proverty is based on income or consumption level
Grade 9 • India
The poverty threshold, limit or poverty line is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. In simple words, it is the estimated minimum level of income needed to secure the necessities of life
Bachelors • India
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