Poverty Measurement — Tendulkar, Rangarajan & SECC Data

Knowledge Themes

Structural Subtopics

• Evolution of poverty lines from Alagh and Lakdawala to Tendulkar and Rangarajan
• Methodology of Tendulkar Committee and shift to Mixed Reference Period (MRP)
• Shift from calorie-based to consumption-based poverty estimation
• Components of the Tendulkar Poverty Line Basket (PLB) including health and education
• Rangarajan Committee's recommendations on separate rural and urban baskets
• Modified Mixed Reference Period (MMRP) and its impact on data accuracy
• Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 criteria for identification of beneficiaries
• Comparison between consumption-based poverty and multidimensional deprivation
• Use of SECC data in targeting social welfare schemes like Ayushman Bharat
• Criticisms of the Rs 32 and Rs 47 daily expenditure thresholds
• Impact of public expenditure on social services on poverty estimation
• Limitations of the uniform PLB across diverse geographical regions
• Role of NITI Aayog in monitoring multidimensional poverty
• Significance of official poverty estimates for fiscal devolution and resource allocation