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Incidence of poverty (in per cent) in terms of Head Count Ratio

Incidence of Poverty (in per cent) in terms of Head Count Ratio for the poverty line defined at different levels of calorie requirement in the rural and urban sector for selected rounds of NSS under the scenario of (a) fixed basket of commodities and (b) varying basket of commodities: all India
Norm of calorie requirement	Basket of commodities	27 (Oct 72-Sept 73)	32 (July 77-June78)	38 (Jan-Dec83)	43 (July 83-June84)	50 (July 93-June94)
Rural
2400	fixed	64.78	59.21	51.44	45.30	42.17
2400	varying	64.78	58.51	30.43	na	74.72
2200	fixed	52.50	46.61	39.37	31.51	28.53
2200	varying	52.50	44.92	18.89	na	59.01
2000	fixed	39.88	33.83	26.91	19.26	15.88
2000	varying	39.88	31.31	10.46	na	38.66
1800	fixed	26.52	19.53	16.08	10.53	6.95
1800	varying	26.52	19.01	5.19	na	30.86

Urban
2200	fixed	63.75	61.70	58.12	54.27	49.49
2200	varying	63.75	50.16	29.65	na	69.53
2100	fixed	58.70	55.75	51.14	48.04	42.42
2100	varying	58.70	42.99	32.45	na	57.72
2000	fixed	50.71	47.93	43.21	40.36	34.83
2000	varying	50.71	36.18	15.83	na	45.87
1800	fixed	31.71	28.60	23.92	21.78	17.87
1800	varying	31.31	22.66	6.26	na	25.84

Source: Government of India, National Sample Survey Organisation (1979): survey results on consumer expenditure based on NSS 27th round (Oct. 1972-Sept.1973) data. Sarvekshana, The Jour of NSSO, Vo,.II, No.3 Issue No.7. January. Government of India, National Sample Survey Organisation (1986a): survey results on consumer expenditure based on NSS 32nd round (July 1977-June 1978) data. Sarvekshana, the jour of NSSO, Vol. IX, No.3, Issue No.26, January. Government of India, National Sample Survey Organisation (1986e): survey results on consumer expenditure based on NSS 38th round (January-December 1983). Sarvekshana, the jour of NSSO, Vol.IX, No.4, Issue No.27, April. Government of India, National Sample Survey Organisation (1990): survey results on consumer expenditure based on NSS 43rd round (July 1987-June 1988). Sarvekshana, the jour of NSSO, Vol. XVII, No.2, Issue No.57, October-December, 1993. Government of India, National Sample Survey Organisation (1996a): survey results on Level and Pattern of Consumer Expenditure, NSS 50th Round, July. (Table published in : Joshi, P.D., "Conceptualisation, Measurement and Dimensional Aspects of Poverty in India," presented at the Seminar on Poverty Statistics, Santiago, May 1997.)

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