The Indian cabinet has approved a proposal for a major new survey to identify people living below the poverty line (BPL).
The survey will classify the rural poor into "destitutes, manual scavengers and primitive tribal groups".
A head count to identify the poor, including their caste and religion, was on Thursday (19-May-2011) approved by the government which aims at ensuring that the benefits of targeted subsidy programme reach them.
The BPL Census would pave the way to identify the households living below the poverty line in rural and urban areas of the country. The entire process will be completed by December 2011. The results of the BPL Census would be utilized in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17).
A head count to identify the poor, including their caste and religion, was on Thursday (19-May-2011) approved by the government which aims at ensuring that the benefits of targeted subsidy programme reach them.
The BPL Census would pave the way to identify the households living below the poverty line in rural and urban areas of the country. The entire process will be completed by December 2011. The results of the BPL Census would be utilized in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17).
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