__________ was the first to discuss the concept of poverty line, during the Independent India.
Options:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Shaheen Rafi Khan
Sukhamoy Chakravarty
Dadabhai Naoroji
Correct Answer:
Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation:
In pre-independent India, Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to discuss the concept of a Poverty Line. He used the menu for a prisoner and used appropriate prevailing prices to arrive at what may be called ‘jail cost of living’.