Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether
Options
(a)they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b)they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
(c)they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group
(d)their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
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