ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The food requirement for the population in India is calculated in terms of calorie requirement. The national standard calorie requirement for a person living in urban areas is 2, 100 calories. Similarly, the requirement is 2, 400 calories in rural areas. Q.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is measured in terms of calorie requirements. In India, the average calorie requirement per person per day in urban areas is 2, 100.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommends per-person per-day calorie norms of 2400 kcal for rural areas and 2100 kcal for urban areas, while Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) uses a common minimum required calorie norm of 1800 kcal per-person per-day for both rural and urban population.

Detailed explanation-4: -requirement per person living in rural areas per day is 2400 calories. Hence, ICMR advises 2400 Kcal for people living in rural areas and 2100 Kcal for those residing in urban areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -To check the poverty line, daily consumption of food is checked along with income and spending of an individual. The threshold for food consumption has been set to 2100 calories per day in urban areas below which the individual is considered as poor.