The task force, which included NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy and secretaries from the Ministries of Rural Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, has also suggested participation from the States in defining the BPL population, a senior government official saidAnother official said the task force was not mandated to work on fixing the poverty line. The task force is now waiting for a response from the PMO,” he said. According to the discussion paper on poverty, official measures are based on the Tendulkar poverty line. This has prompted the previous government to appoint the Rangarajan Committee, which has recommended higher rural and urban poverty lines. First, continue with the Tendulkar poverty line.

Source: The Hindu September 11, 2016 20:15 UTC