Various committees have been appointed in India to estimate poverty, each using different methodologies and datasets, leading to varying poverty headcount ratios over time. Key committees include Dandekar-Rath, Alagh, Lakdawala, Tendulkar, and Rangarajan.
Consider the following pairs: 1. D. T. Lakdawala Committee : 54.9% 2. Suresh Tendulkar Committee : 37.2% 3. Rangarajan Committee : 29.5% Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2022 · Topic: Nature of Indian Economy (Poverty and Income Inequality)
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