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INDIA-POVERTY-FOOD

An indian roadside begger cooks food on a temporary wooden stove as as he burns wood and coal to prepare food,in Allahabad on June 13,2015. The poverty line in India measures only the most basic calorie intake, recording not nutrition but only the satiation of hunger. At present the poverty line stands at Rs 368 and Rs 559 per person per month for rural and urban areas, just about enough to buy 650 grams of foodgrains every day. A nutritious diet itself would cost around Rs 573 per capita per month, let alone the cost of securing other basic needs. When such an inclusive measure of poverty is used, as many as 68-84% of Indians would qualify as poor. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/NurPhoto)

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