In which years were the "Expert groups" formed for the purpose of identifying the number of poor in the country?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4: None of the above
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. Besides the Planning Commission, many individual economists have also attempted to develop such a mechanism.