Free from poverty line

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Number of people who can benefit from government’s welfare programmes is going to swell. Currently, the Central government caps the entitlements under most welfare programmes to those below the poverty line, which is as low as Rs 12/day/person for rural areas and Rs 18/day/person for urban areas.

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http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/free-poverty-line
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31/10/2011