The issue of poverty estimation seems to be getting more complicated as a government-sponsored panel has now said that about 38 per cent Indians are poor
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/poverty-line-fluctuates-conflicting-data
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-sample-survey-organisation-nsso
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission