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Correct Answer: Option (A) — they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedIn India, the official poverty line historically defined by the Planning Commission (YK Alagh Committee, Lakdawala Committee, etc.) was anchored on a minimum nutritional requirement (2400 kcal per person/day in rural areas and 2100 kcal in urban areas), priced in monetary consumption expenditure terms representing the cost of a minimum prescribed consumption/food basket.
India's official poverty line definition was derived from minimum per capita daily calorie intake requirements translated into minimum food consumption expenditure.
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