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MPSC Rajyaseva 2013 GS Paper 1 — Question 45

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खालील विधाने भारतातील दारिद्र्याच्या संकल्पनेशी संलग्न आहेत : / Following statements relate to the definition of poverty in India : वरीलपैकी कोणती विधाने एस. डी. तेंडुलकर कमिटीच्या दारिद्र्यसंकल्पनेनुसार बरोबर आहेत ? / Which of the above statements is/are correct as per the definition of poverty given by S.D. Tendulkar Committee ?

(a)दारिद्र्यरेषेची संकल्पना कॅलरीजच्या स्वरूपात मांडली आहे. / Poverty line is defined in terms of calories.

(b)दारिद्र्य आणि भूक या दोन्ही संकल्पना एकच आहेत. / Poverty and hunger are one and the same.

(c)"दारिद्र्यरेषा टोप्ली (Basket)" मधील वस्तू आणि सेवांमध्ये बदल घडवून आणला गेला आहे. / Poverty Line Basket (PLB) goods and services have been changed over time.

(d)शिक्षण आणि आरोग्यावरील खर्च समाविष्ट करण्यासाठी नवीन पद्धतीशास्त्र सुचवले गेले आहे. / New methodology to include expenditure on education and health is recommended.

1)(a) आणि (d) / (a) and (d)
2)(b) / (b)
3)(b) आणि (c) / (b) and (c)
4)(d) / (d)✓ Correct

The S.D. Tendulkar Committee recommended a new methodology that explicitly included private expenditure on health and education alongside food, moving away from purely calorie-norm-based poverty lines.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Poverty alleviation programs in Maharashtra utilize Tendulkar committee estimates for fund allocations.

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