Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Flashcards
How the poverty line is estimated in India?
Poverty line is estimated based on consumption. A person has basic needs like clothes food etc.
A person is considered poor if their income falls below the level to fulfill the above basic needs.
Major reasons for poverty in India.
1 low level of economic development under the British. They destroyed industries and there was no development.
2 high population and with lower employment opportunities.
3 unequal distribution of wealth in India.
4 many policies were introduced by government but the implementation was bad.
5 people using more money than they have, like in marriages.
Social and economic groups which are vulnerable to poverty.
Social - Sc and st
Economic - urban poors, who have migrated from rural areas to urban areas for jobs.
Current government strategy of poverty alleviation.
1 promotion of economic growth - it gives opportunities of job creation and provides resources for education, healthcare etc.
2 targeted anti poverty programme - designed to help certain groups to come out of poverty. Like - pmry, mnrega etc.
Main features of nrega 2005.
It aims to provide 100 days of wage employment.
1/3 of jobs are reserved for women
If the government is not able to provide jobs then the person is eligible for daily income allowance.
Five indicators of poverty.
1 landlessness 2 child labour 3 malnutrition 4 illiteracy 5 unemployment
