Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the 32 rupees per capita per day poverty line definition. Mr Ahluwalia is believed to have discussed the fallout of the controversy relating to the affidavit, which said that persons consuming items worth more than 32 rupees per day in urban areas and 26 rupees in rural areas are not poor, with the Prime Minister. This issue came to recently after an affidavit filed by the Plan panel in the Supreme Court. AIR correspondent reports, Mr Ahluwalia will clarify the panel's stand on the issue on Monday.
News On AIR | October 2, 2011 9:31 PM
Montek meets PM on controversy over poverty line definition