Households owning all of three items -refrigerator, washing machine and a two-wheeler -will also be automatically excluded, the Bibek Debroy Committee for implementation of the Socio Economic Survey has recommended. The report also specifies who will be automatically included in the list of beneficiaries based on the parameters set for residential, occupational and social deprivation. “They will be ranked on the basis of an index score on a scale of zero to 12. The parameters will be residential, social and occupational deprivation,“ said an official. But the Debroy panel recommendations will make 59% households eligible for this assessment,“ said a source.The panel has said categorising of households population as BPL or above poverty line would be a misnomer.

Source: Economic Times August 07, 2017 01:51 UTC