 Those above the 1960s poverty level of Rs 240 per year, were in fragile economic groups as well and not doing well either.Minhas estimated that 95% of India's people lived on Rs 458 per year in 1963–64, while the richest 5% lived on an average of Rs 645 per year (all numbers inflation adjusted to 1960-61 Rupee).Dandekar and Rath in 1971 used a daily intake of 2,250 calories per person to define the poverty line for India.