The committee, chaired by Professor Suresh Tendulkar, submitted its report in 2009. It proposed a new methodology for estimating poverty lines based on consumption basket that includes expenditure on food, education, health, electricity, and transport, moving away from just the calorie-based norm used earlier.
Tendulkar Committee was appointed on :
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