Poor only if income below Rs 20 per day?

Name: Poor only if income below Rs 20 per day?
Uploaded: Tue, 24 May 2011 22:10:00 +0530
Duration: T00H19M33S
Description: Many would say Rs 20 per day is an unliveable figure, but the reality is that a large number of people live on Rs 20 every day. However, the Planning Commission says that people who make less than this amount should be considered poor. What about the person who makes Rs 21 or 22 per day? Are they not poor anymore? A discussion.

PUBLISHED ON: May 24, 2011 | Duration: 19 min, 33 sec

Many would say Rs 20 per day is an unliveable figure, but the reality is that a large number of people live on Rs 20 every day. However, the Planning Commission says that people who make less than this amount should be considered poor. What about the person who makes Rs 21 or 22 per day? Are they not poor anymore? A discussion.