खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या. (a) राष्ट्रीय पातळीवर दारिद्रय गुणोत्तराचे मापन हे सुरेश तेंडुलकर समिती पद्धतीवर आधारित आहे. (b) तेंडुलकर समिती पद्धतीचा आढावा घेण्यासाठी सरकारने 2013 मध्ये सी. रंगराजन समितीची नियुक्ती केली. (c) नियोजन मंडळाच्या मते फक्त 15% भारतीय दारिद्र्यरेषेच्या खाली आहेत. वरीलपैकी कोणते/ती विधाने बरोबर आहे/त ?

The correct answer is Option C ((a) and (b)).

Key Points:
• Correct Option Evaluation: The correct answer is option (3) (a) and (b).
• Poverty Estimation Committees in India:
• Statement (a): Official poverty estimates and ratios at the national level have historically been based on the Suresh Tendulkar Committee methodology (submitted in 2009), which factored in private expenditure on health and education alongside calorie intake. (Correct)
• Statement (b): To review the Tendulkar committee methodology and address public criticism regarding low poverty lines, the government set up the C. Rangarajan Committee in June 2013. (Correct)
• Statement (c): The Planning Commission figures (under Tendulkar methodology for 2011-12) placed poverty at 21.9% (around 22%), not 15%. Hence, statement (c) is incorrect.
• Exam Insight: Tendulkar Committee estimated all-India poverty line at Rs 27 per capita per day in rural areas and Rs 33 in urban areas for 2011-12.
• Key Takeaway: Statements (a) and (b) regarding Tendulkar committee methodology and Rangarajan committee setup in 2013 are correct.