Is it possible to live in 33 rupees a day in city?

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Being.smart said:
Here we don't have any such problem :), there's not much black-marketing. Even i had got APL card, allowing me to get rice @ 12, pulse @ 14, however quality is little bit sub-standard , and all our supply comes from farmhouse so no worry :D




Bro govt. has also taken care of that :), they do provide kerosene oil @ Rs.14-15 per litre, i don't remember the exact details. Also, for a poor, 1 full subsidized cylinder costing 450-500, will be more than enough for 3-4 months for cooking food for 3-4 people.

It's us only , who needs 3-4 cylinder, to make 3 time breakfast, lunch and dinner including 5-6 different items, 5-6 coffee a day and so on.


The saddest part of the story is that, all this things are being subsidized by central government, but some state government which are being held by opposition take all this basic things lite, and neither promote it nor support it, they think it will give central govt. more vote. While, some state govt. like that of Chhattisgarh, provide addition 1-2 rupee subsidy from their pocket and say "HURRY we are providing for cheap vote us".

I think the upcoming Food Bill will surely help many poor to get proper 2 time food :)
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first of all, it is the central government, which has lifted off the subsidy which made the cylinders to cost 1k upwards.

if there are 3-4 people in a household, the cylinder wont last for more than a month, so he has to pay for atleast 3 cylinder regardless.

and even going forward what about cooking oil? what are their rates?
what about green vegetables? are they provided in ration? what about milk? onion,spices? or is just eating everything boiled or the "kauwa biryani" ? for rs 5?
 
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first of all, it is the central government, which has lifted off the subsidy which made the cylinders to cost 1k upwards.
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Good move. Why should they subsidise privileged families?
Superbad said:
if there are 3-4 people in a household, the cylinder wont last for more than a onth, so he has to pay for atleast 3 cylinder regardless.
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It will last more than a month. We are a family of 4 and the cylinder lasts ~2 months or even more, and we cook three times a day.

and even going forward what about cooking oil? what are their rates?
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The ration covers 1 ltr of oil for basic use. Not sure about the price.
what about green vegetables? are they provided in ration? what about milk? onion,spices? or is just eating everything boiled or the "kauwa biryani" ? for rs 5?
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No, just rice (30 kg), wheat (3 kg), sugar (1 kg), salt (1 kg) and cooking oil (1 ltr) -- monthly limits; that's it. Not even pulses. Rice costs just Rs 1 per kg for BPL families. Not sure about the other rates.
 
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sharktale: the problem is the politicians are making statements to which they haven't contributed anything to, and are insensitive to the common people. Whether it be Mr.Abdullah or Mr. Babbar.
 
If the food is so cheap in this god forsaken country then can someone tell me why the KANGRESS is in such a hurry to bring food security bill ????
 
blkrb0t said:
Good move. Why should they subsidise privileged families?
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define "privileged"
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It will last more than a month. We are a family of 4 and the cylinder lasts ~2 months or even more, and we cook three times a day.
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depends . if all the members of the family depend on home cooked food, the duration for the cylinder will be shorter, on the other hand , those used to not carrying tiffins, eat at the outside eateries, the duration will be greater
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The ration covers 1 ltr of oil for basic use. Not sure about the price.
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how long does that take to be consumed?
blkrb0t said:
No, just rice (30 kg), wheat (3 kg), sugar (1 kg), salt (1 kg) and cooking oil (1 ltr) -- monthly limits; that's it. Not even pulses. Rice costs just Rs 1 per kg for BPL families. Not sure about the other rates.
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that is for bpl families, which according to them should be earning less than 32/35 Rs per day.

those living above that margin,how can they survive?
because as per the planning commission only 21% people are below the poverty line.
also recently , the PM had a dinner party , why did the caterer billed the govt @ 7K+ per plate? is'nt that mother of a scam?
 
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These bastids are our representatives ...... Rasheed Masood before getting on his bulletproof bmw saying in 5 rupees one can get full stomach meal, in which world these poor souls are living ????
 
One hilarious comment in one of the article link was someone saying bear grylls should step down and these ministers should show how to survive in city on a rupee per day. :rofl:
 
You can have free food in various holy places. So according to that there shouldn't be any worries for the poor. Right... Buch of @ssholes...
 
For the Subsidised rates a person has to be below poverty line . Lets say if a person ears 30rs Per day (poverty line for cities is at 28.6X Rs ) , assuming no leakages in the system (highly unlikely ) then how can he afford basic necessities i.e Water /gas/sanitation/food etc + maintenance cost of their houses (assuming they have one ) ?

There are better ways of getting votes . Give them a ultra poor grandfathered quota in education/jobs/promotion and they can get more votes . I still wonder what the congress policy makers are smoking . Probably some banned substances .
 
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