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    Poverty is defined as lacking sufficient resources or income to meet basic human needs. Extreme poverty can cause terrible suffering and death. Poverty in India is caused by overpopulation, unequal distribution of resources, lack of education and employment opportunities, and environmental degradation. Living in poverty has negative effects like malnutrition, disease, mental illness, and increased crime rates. While India's economy is growing, wealth is unevenly distributed and poverty remains a major problem, with over 400 million informal workers lacking social security protections. The government is taking steps to alleviate poverty through employment programs, food and nutrition subsidies, and expanding the middle class.

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    Poverty is defined as lacking sufficient resources or income to meet basic human needs. Extreme poverty can cause terrible suffering and death. Poverty in India is caused by overpopulation, unequal distribution of resources, lack of education and employment opportunities, and environmental degradation. Living in poverty has negative effects like malnutrition, disease, mental illness, and increased crime rates. While India's economy is growing, wealth is unevenly distributed and poverty remains a major problem, with over 400 million informal workers lacking social security protections. The government is taking steps to alleviate poverty through employment programs, food and nutrition subsidies, and expanding the middle class.

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    Poverty is defined as lacking sufficient resources or income to meet basic human needs. Extreme poverty can cause terrible suffering and death. Poverty in India is caused by overpopulation, unequal distribution of resources, lack of education and employment opportunities, and environmental degradation. Living in poverty has negative effects like malnutrition, disease, mental illness, and increased crime rates. While India's economy is growing, wealth is unevenly distributed and poverty remains a major problem, with over 400 million informal workers lacking social security protections. The government is taking steps to alleviate poverty through employment programs, food and nutrition subsidies, and expanding the middle class.

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    PRESENTED BY:- SHAHAB REZAEE.

    SHAHROZ ALI.
    SIDDIQ AHMAD.
    TALHA YOUSUF.
    TOUSIF ALAM KHAN.
    Poverty, condition of having insufficient resources or
    income. In its most extreme form, poverty is a lack of
    basic human needs, such as adequate and nutritious
    food, clothing, housing, clean water, and health
    services. Extreme poverty can cause terrible suffering
    and death, and even modest levels of poverty can
    prevent people from realizing many of their desires.
    CAUSES
    Over population.
    Global distribution of resources.
    High standard of living and cost of living.
    Inadequate education and employment.
    Enviromental Degratation.
    Individual responsibility and welfare dependency.
    Brain drain
    EFFECTS
    Malnutrition and Starvation.
    Infectious disease and exposure to the elements.
    Mental illness and drugs dependence.
    Crime and violence.
    Long term effects.
    General
    One fifth of the world’s people live on less than $ 1 a
    day, and 44% of them are in South Asia
    26 percent of India is below the poverty line
    This is happening in mainly in rural areas of India
    Poverty in the States of India
    One half of India’s poor is located the three states of
    Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh
    Maharashtra, West Bengal and Orissa account for
    22.5% of poverty
    According to NCAER, human
    development index-

    In the recent review we have found that gujarat is


    having more poverty than uttar pradesh and orissa,
    because of uneven wealth distribution among the
    total population.The gap between the rich and the
    poor is very high.
    Population growth is slowing
    % average annual growth
    year percentage
    1901 – 1950 1.0
    1951 – 1980 2.2
    1981 – 1990 2.1
    1991 – 2000 1.8
    2001 – 2010 1.5
    Literacy is rising
    %
    1950 17
    1990 52
    2000 65
    2010 (proj) 80
    Trends in Poverty (%): India
    Year Rural Urban Total

    1973-74 56 49 55

    1983 46 41 45

    1993-94 37 32 36

    2009-10 28 26 28
    Number of poor (in million)
    Year Number (million)

    1973-74 321

    1983 323

    1993-94 320

    2009-10 302
    Employment - %
    Sector 1961 2009-10

    Agriculture 75.9 56.4

    Industry 10.6 18.2

    Tertiary 12.4 25.4

    Total 100.0 100.0


    Why is this Happening
    Even though India’s economy is growing there wealth
    distribution is uneven
    1/4 of the nation's population earns less than the
    government-specified $0.40/day
    Unemployment and underemployment
    Over-reliance on agriculture
    High population growth rate
    Problems in Employment
    There are 458 million workers in India in 2009-10
    Out of this 423 million workers are
    informal/unorganised workers (92%).
    Growth in employment more in unorganised
    sector.
    Thus, quality of employment is a problem
    Workers in this sector do not have social security.
    Government is trying to provide minimum social
    security to unorganized workers
    Deficits in Agriculture Growth

    (a) land and water management deficit


    (b) investment, credit and Infrastructure deficit,

    (c) research and extension (technology) deficit,


    (d)market deficit,
    (e) institutions deficit,
    (f) education/skill deficit
    Social Development
    In social sector, significant achievements in education
    and health
    However, Human development index rank is 127 out
    of 170 countries.
    Social indicators are much lower for Scheduled castes
    and Scheduled tribes
    Malnutrition among children is one major problem
    (46% of children suffer from malnutrition
    Policies for Poverty Alleviation
    India adopted two pronged approach
    -- Growth approach: all three sectors contribute
    agriculture, industry and services
    -- Direct approach : Safety nets or anti-poverty prog.
    -- Self employment progra. (women’s groups), wage
    employment progra, food subsidies, nutrition
    programmes for children, old age and maternity
    benefits
    -- Public Distribution System – Subsidized food
    -- National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    (NREGS) – Giving 100 days of wage employment to
    the poor
    Positive Things Happening in India:
    Middle Class
    Currently India adds 40 million people to its middle
    class every year
    estimated 300 million Indians now belong to the
    middle class
    one-third of them have emerged from poverty in the
    last ten years
    It is predicted that by 2025 the Majority of Indians
    will live in middle class
    What Should be done to improve inclusive
    growth?
    Equity is important for economic development
    Agricultural Development
    Economic reforms are important. But macro-poor
    policies (fiscal, trade, financial, monetary etc.)
    should have pro-poor focus
    Structural change should have followed
    agriculture-industry-services sequence
    Development of manufacturing sector is
    important for creation of productive employment
    Equality of opportunities (education)
    South East Asian and East Asian experience
    THANK YOU

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