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Ahmad is a rickshaw puller in Bangalore. He has shifted from Jhumri Taliah along with his 3 brothers, 2 sisters and old parents. He stays in a jhuggi. The survival of all members of his family depends on his daily earnings from pulling rickshaw. However, he does not have a secured employment and his earnings fluctuate every day. During some days he gets enough earning for him to save some amount after buying all his day-to-day necessities. On other days, he barely earns enough to buy his daily necessities.
However, fortunately, Ahmad has a yellow card, which is PDS Card for below poverty line people. With this card, Ahmad gets sufficient quantity of wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene oil for his daily use. He gets these essentials at half of the market price. He purchases his monthly stock during a particular day when the ration shop is opened for below poverty people. In this way, Ahmad is able to eke out his survival with less than sufficient earnings for his big family where he is the only earning member.
What is the meaning of below poverty line people? How are they identified in India?
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- Below poverty line people are those who are unable to meet their minimum basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, health, education, etc.
- They are identified in India based on certain c riteria such as income, consumption expenditure, calorie intake, social indicators, etc. The government periodically conducts surveys to estimate the number and proportion of below poverty line people and issues them PDS cards to access subsidized food and other benefits.
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