When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people below
| When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people below the poverty line, it is known as ______.
A. Earning Member Ratio
B. Head Count Ratio
C. Foot Count Ratio
D. Poor People Ratio
Right Answer is: B
SOLUTION
• Head Count Ratio is the proportion of people whose per capita income is below the official Poverty line.
• Poverty Line: As per the conventional approach the Poverty Line is the minimum expenditure required to purchase a basket of goods and services necessary to satisfy basic human needs.
• As per the latest reports, 25.7% people out of the total rural population of India & 13.7% the total urban population are living below the poverty line.
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