In a given year in India, official poverty lines are higher in some States than in others because
poverty rates vary from State to State
price levels vary from State to State
Gross State Product varies from State to State
quality of public distribution varies from State to State
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UPSC IAS – 2019
– The cost of the basket of goods and services included in the poverty line calculation varies across states due to differences in price levels.
– Therefore, poverty lines are calculated separately for different states using state-specific price indices to account for these variations.