Deputy
Chairman of India’s
Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia is in a generous mood.
He has
agreed to revise the definition of “ Poor People “, as those, who cannot afford
to spend more than
Ø
Rs.15/
day in rural areas ( from earlier Rs.12/day )
Ø
Rs.20/day
in urban areas ( from earlier Rs. 17/day )
And he has
even spelled out exactly how much they should spend on various items, as
follows :
Ø
Food
………………………………….. Rs.7.25/day
Ø
Fuel ………………………………….. Rs.2.35/day
Ø
Clothing ……………………………. Rs.1.28/day
Ø
Education
…………………………… Rs.0.62/day
Ø
Footwear ………………………….. Rs.0.20/day
Ø
Entertainment
…………………… Rs.0.22/day
Now, if
this is not precise enough, he mandates that the rural poor shall manage to
consume 2400 calories, by spending Rs.7.25 ( $ 0.16 ) per day on food.
Montek can
earn a lot of carbon-credit by claiming that these 387 million people have zero
carbon footprint !
Supreme
Court judges, Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma are not amused.
They have
directed Planning Commission to further revise the per capita norms of
consumption.
With
regards
Hemen Parekh
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