Question

According to the data, what is the calorie intake threshold for poverty in rural India?

• A. 2100 calories
• B. 2400 calories
• C. 2000 calories
• D. 2500 calories

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 2400 calories

Challenges facing development in India

• In rural areas, a person is considered to be in poverty if he does not have the income to buy enough food to provide 2400 calories of energy per day.

• In urban areas it is 2100 calories.

• According to the NITI Aayog Report 2021, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have the highest levels of poverty