1. Falling Share of Food in Consumer Spending and the Poverty Question Utsa Patnaik January 2012

2. 1. Ogive of Persons by MPCE Levels, Rural 1983

3. 2. Daily per capita Calorie Intake by MPCE Rural 1983

4. 3. Ogive of Persons by MPCE levels, Rural 2009-10

5. 4.Daily per capita Calorie Intake by MPCE, Rural 2009-10

6. 5. Share of Food, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services, in MPCE, percent

7. 6. All-India Rural Poverty Trends 1983 to 2004-5 NSS Round50th61st66th 1993-42004-52009-0 1..Direct Poverty Line DPL,.3255751100 2200 Kcal 2.Official Poverty Line OPL, Rs.206356 (414)650 3.Direct Poverty Ratio DPR, %58.569.578 4.Official Poverty Ratio OPR, %37.328.3 (41.8)37 5.Calorie Intake @ OPL19801820(1950)1880 6. Deficit of Calorie Intake from norm- 420- 580(-450)-520

8. 7. Official and Direct Poverty Lines, Rural, 1973-4 to 2009-10

9. 8. Official and Direct Poverty Percentages, Rural, 1973-4 to 2009-10

10. 9. Declining Calorie Intake at Official Poverty Lines, Rural, 1973-4 to 2009-10

11. 10 All-India Urban Poverty Trends, 1983 to 2004-5 ROUND NO:385061 198319932004 -94-05 ______________________________________________________________________________ _____ Direct Poverty Line, 1.MPCE giving 2100 Kcal,Rs (DPL 2100)Rs.1503951,000 2.Percent of Persons below Direct PL60.557.064.5 Indirect official 3.Official Poverty Line OPL Rs.117.6285538.6 4. Percent of Persons below Official PL42.233.225.7 5.Calorie intake at Official PL190518851795 6.Deviation from RDA of 2100 Kcal- 195- 215-305 6.Ratio of DPL to OPL1.281.391.86

12. 11. Official and Direct Poverty Lines, Urban

13. 12 Official and Direct Poverty Percentages,Urban

14. 13. Declining Calorie Intake at Official Poverty Lines, Urban