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Which of the following recommendations and methodological features were adopted by the Expert Group on Estimation of Proportion and Number of Poor chaired by D.T. Lakdawala (1993)? Select all correct options.

  1. Discontinuation of the practice of adjusting NSSO household consumption expenditure data using National Accounts Statistics (NAS) aggregate estimates.Answer
  2. Creation of state-specific poverty lines updated using the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) for rural areas and CPI for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for urban areas.Answer
  3. C
    Adoption of the Modified Mixed Reference Period (MMRP) as the baseline survey method for measuring household consumption expenditure.
  4. Retention of the baseline minimum daily per capita energy requirements of 2400 kcal2400\text{ kcal} for rural areas and 2100 kcal2100\text{ kcal} for urban areas.Answer

Answer

The correct statements are the discontinuation of NAS data adjustment, the adoption of state-specific price indices (CPI-AL and CPI-IW), and the retention of the 2400 kcal2400\text{ kcal} (rural) and 2100 kcal2100\text{ kcal} (urban) daily calorie benchmarks.
The D.T. Lakdawala Expert Group (1993) introduced state-specific poverty lines based on CPI-AL for rural areas and CPI-IW for urban areas, discontinued the artificial scaling up of NSSO survey data using NAS aggregates, and retained the Alagh Task Force calorie norms of 2400 kcal2400\text{ kcal} per day for rural areas and 2100 kcal2100\text{ kcal} per day for urban areas.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the Lakdawala Committee's stance on NAS adjustment.
Prior to 1993, the Planning Commission scaled up NSSO consumption estimates to align with NAS data. The Lakdawala Committee discontinued this practice due to statistical inconsistencies.
To ensure poverty estimates reflect actual household consumption survey distributions directly.
2
Examine the price indices recommended for rural and urban state-specific poverty lines.
The committee recommended updating rural poverty lines using CPI-AL and urban poverty lines using CPI-IW across states.
State-specific inflation rates varied significantly, requiring localized price deflators.
3
Evaluate the recall period and energy norms used by the Lakdawala Committee.
The committee retained the 30-day Uniform Reference Period (URP) and maintained the 2400 kcal2400\text{ kcal} (rural) and 2100 kcal2100\text{ kcal} (urban) standards.
MMRP was only introduced much later by the Rangarajan Committee in 2014, whereas Tendulkar used MRP in 2009.

Key Concept

Methodology of the Lakdawala Expert Group (1993) on Poverty Estimation
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Poverty Estimation, Inequality Metrics, and Inclusive Growth Strategies