 Since 2007, India has set its official threshold at 26 a day ($0.43) in rural areas and about 32 per day ($0.53) in urban areas.While these numbers are lower than the World Bank's $1.25 per day "income"-based definition, the definition is similar to China's US$0.65 per day official poverty line in 2008.The World Bank's international poverty line definition is based on purchasing power parity basis, at $1.25 per day.