Question

Tendulkar Committee was appointed on :
1. Poverty Estimation
2. Industry Sector Reforms
3. Bank Frauds
4. Public Welfare

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Poverty Estimation

The correct answer is Poverty Estimation.

• This export Group headed by Prof. Suresh D. Tendulkar was constituted in 2005 to review the methodology for the official estimation of poverty and recommend changes in the existing procedures.
• The Tendulkar Committee submitted its report in 2009.
• Obsolete Consumption patterns were linked to the 1973-74 poverty line baskets (PLBs) of goods and services, whereas there were significant changes in the consumption patterns of the poor since that time, which were not reflected in the poverty estimates.
• Tendulkar committee computed poverty lines for 2004-05 at a level that was equivalent, in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms to Rs 33 per day.
  • The PPP model refers to a method used to work out the money that would be needed to purchase the same goods and services in two countries.

• List of Important Committees and Commissions in India
   

PK Mohanty Committee	To review present ownership guidelines and corporate structure for Indian Private Sector Banks.
Abid Hussain Committee	Small scale industries and Trade Policy Reform.
Chakravarty Committee	Monetary policy.
Narasimhan Committee	Banking Reforms.
Bhagwati Committee	Unemployment and Public Welfare.
C Rao Committee	Agricultural policy.
Rangarajan Committee	Computerization of Banking Industry and Public Sector Disinvestment.
Lodha committee	To recommend reforms for cricket in India.