 The Planning Commission of India, in contrast, determined that the poverty rate was 39%.The National Council of Applied Economic Research estimated that 48% of the Indian households earn more than annually (or more than 3 PPP per person).According to NCAER, in 2009, of the 222 million households in India, the absolutely poor households (annual incomes below ) accounted for only 15.6% of them or about 35 million (about 200 million Indians).