01728pab a2200205 454500 180718b2006 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Thakur, Dalip S. Extent of absolute poverty among the different socio-economic groups in the rural areas of Himachal Pradesh: a nutrition and nutrition plus approach 2006 p.317-38. Oct In this paper an attempt has been made to work out the extent of absolute poverty with the help of `Nutrition Plus' approach among the different socio-economic groups i.e. general caste, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households in the rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. The present empirical investigation reveals that the percentage expenditure on food items shows a decreasing tendency whereas contrary to it, the percentage expenditure on non-food items indicates an increasing tendency with an increase in the size of holdings. This study further reveals that the percentage of poor is highest on the marginal size of holdings followed by the small size of holdings mainly due to the reason of higher illiteracy and dependency ratio, inferior and infertile land holdings, meagre household income, low paid occupations, lack of gainful employment, higher burden of debt payments etc. whereas the percentage of poor is lowest on the medium size of holdings on account of higher literacy, well paid occupations as well as availability of gainful employment on their farms etc. - Reproduced. Nutrition - India - Himachal Pradesh Poverty - India - Himachal Pradesh Poverty Singh, Sarbjeet Indian Journal of Economics N 73926 73926 73926 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 87, Issue no: 345 AR74386 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR