Measuring poverty shouldn’t be about calories. India needs a thali index Pulapre Balakrishnan Aman Raj Jul 1, 2025 18:10 IST Copyright © 2025 The Indian Express [P] Ltd.

Measuring poverty shouldn’t be about calories. India needs a thali index In 2023-24, upto 40 per cent of rural population and 10 per cent of urban population could not afford two thalis a day, indicating that levels of food deprivation are much higher than implied by poverty estimates Pulapre Balakrishnan Aman Raj Jul 1, 2025 18:10 IST https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/measuring-poverty-shouldnt-be-about-calories-india-needs-a-thali-index-10098292/ Copyright © 2025 The Indian Express [P] Ltd.