Dandekar and Rath Committee
The Dandekar and Rath Committee, officially known as the “Committee on the Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand” was a committee appointed by the Indian government in 1978 to review and recommend a methodology for estimating poverty in the country. The committee was chaired by Professors Y.K. Alagh, D.T. Lakdawala, and S.S. Mehta, and is …