It's 1.9 billion USD divided by 1.4 billion people or 1.35 dollars per person. The international poverty line is $2.15 per day. The GDP per capita in India is

It's 1.9 billion USD divided by 1.4 billion people or 1.35 dollars per person. The international poverty line is $2.15 per day. The GDP per capita in India is $2.2k which means the program costs the average Indian 0.06% of their wages or less than a day at the poverty line and this doesn't even account for progressive taxation where mostly middle class and above Indians pay the taxes that fund the space program.