Q. Which Committee's recommendations are being followed for estimating the Poverty Line in India?
Answer: Lakdawala Committee
Notes: The official poverty lines were based entirely on the recommendations of the Lakdawala Committee of 1993. It was an expert group that set the poverty line in India so that anyone who was above it could afford 2100 and 2400 calories in the urban and rural areas, respectively, including shelter and clothes.

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