Monday, January 18, 2010

Abt Below Poverty Line (BPL) in India

(Mint article 19 Jan 2010)

Rejig of BPL identification per NC Saxena Committee (appointed in Aug 2008) on charts - additional marks for SC, ST, BC

Currently - a score based system (0 to 4) where score is derived from 13 socio-economic factors is used.

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