<P> Below Poverty Line is an economic benchmark used by the government of India to indicate economic disadvantage and to identify individuals and households in need of government assistance and aid . It is determined using various parameters which vary from state to state and within states . The present criteria are based on a survey conducted in 2002 . Going into a survey due for a decade, India's central government is undecided on criteria to identify families below poverty line . </P> <P> Internationally, an income of less than $1.90 per day per head of purchasing power parity is defined as extreme poverty . By this estimate, about 21.2% of Indians are extremely poor . Income - based poverty lines consider the bare minimum income to provide basic food requirements; it does not account for other essentials such as health care and education . India is an extremely poor country according to this . </P> <P> Criteria are different for the rural and urban areas . In its Tenth Five - Year Plan, the degree of deprivation is measured with the help of parameters with scores given from 0--4, with 13 parameters . Families with 17 marks or less (formerly 15 marks or less) out of a maximum 52 marks have been classified as BPL. Poverty line solely depends on the per capital income in India rather than level of prices . </P>

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