Q. The definition of the “Urban Poor” according to the Planning Commission in India in terms of the calorie intake with respect to daily consumption is:

A
less than 2100 calories
B
less than 2000 calories
C
less than 2200 calories
D
None of these
Solution:

The Government of India (GoI) has been using a minimum dietary energy requirement norm of 2400 kcal per person per day for the rural sector and 2100 kcal for the urban sector while the Food Agricultural Orgnisaion norm for India as a whole for 2003-05 is 1770 kcal.

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