Poverty line is going to be re-defined; Niti Aayog expects to resolve stalemate
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"We will soon set up an expert committee to narrowly look at the poverty line issue only, as most states are politically not in sync with each other,” a senior government official told ET.
He also said that the government has yet not finalised the constitution of the committee, but as and when it is formed, its sole responsibility will be to arrive at the number of poor in the country.
The task force on poverty was set up in 2015 under the chairmanship of
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