In the question given below, there are 2 statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative from the following options.

Assertion (A)- In 1979, a body called the ‘Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand’ was formed.

Reason (R)- In 1989 and 2005, ‘Expert Groups’ were constituted to identify the number of poor in the country. 

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

In post-independent India, there have been several attempts to work out a mechanism to identify the number of poor in the country. For instance, in 1962, the Planning Commission now called NITI Aayog formed a Study Group. In 1979, another body called the ‘Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand’ was formed. In 1989 and 2005, ‘Expert Groups’ were constituted for the same purpose.