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Head Count Ratio (HCR) is widely used in India as a measure of:

  1. A
    Poverty
  2. B
    Inequality
  3. C
    Income
  4. D
    Population

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The Head Count Ratio (HCR) is an economic metric widely used to estimate the extent of poverty. It calculates the proportion of the population that lives below the officially designated poverty line threshold.

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Head Count Ratio (HCR) is widely used in India as a measure of:
A
Poverty
B
Inequality
C
Income
D
Population

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