ELEVATION OF NEPAL

FROM POVERTY TO
PROSPERITY

PRESENTED BY: KMC SCHOOL

 INTRODUCTION TO POVERTY
-WHAT ACTUALLY POVERTY IS?
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the
financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. It also
encompasses socio-economic and political dimensions

POVERTY

ABSOLUTE RELATIVE
POVERTY POVERTY
POVERTY IN THE WORLD AS A WHOLE

Fig. Regional distribution of people living under line of poverty

Source World Bank (2016)
•One third of deaths — some 18 million people a year or 50,000 per day — are
due to poverty-related causes. That's 270 million people since 1990, the
majority women and children, roughly equal to the population of the US.
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•Every year nearly 11 million children die before their fifth birthday
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•660 million children are experiencing multidimensional poverty, according to
the U.N. Development Program.
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•1.3 billion people in 104 developing countries, which accounts for 74 percent
of the world’s population, live in multidimensional poverty
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CONDITION OF POVERTY IN NEPAL
-Displacement has had a major impact on living conditions in the country. 

-Around 5 million people in Nepal are undernourished.

-Unemployment and underemployment significantly contribute to poverty rates

in Nepal.

-Out of 1000 children born in Nepal, 34 of them die before their fifth birthday.
ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY IN NEPAL
1. Political causes,

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Fig: Corruption Percepton Index of Nepal as of 2018

2. Low economic progress,
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3. Population growth and unemployment,
 4. Subsistence method of farming,
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5. Racial disparity,
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 6. Debt and inflation,
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Fig. Nepal government debt to GDP

7. Poor HDI and health services.

Table : Nepal’s HDI trends based on consistent time series data

and new goalposts
Source: UNDP
PROSPERITY
-Prosperity is the state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune or successful social and
economic status. Prosperity often encompasses wealth but also includes other factors which
can be independent of wealth to varying degrees, such as happiness and health.
INITIATIVES AGAINST
POVERTY CYCLE IN NEPAL

1. Poverty as a political issue,

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3. Rational land distribution,
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5. Empowerment and anti-poverty approaches,
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7. Rural industrialization and modernization of agriculture,
5. Inclusive policies,
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6. Control of population growth and ample employment opportunities,

7. Self employment and entrepreneurship,

8. Adequate health care and education,

9. Increment in the supply of basic commodities,

10. Control of brain drain.

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ROLES OF
GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL
•Economic liberalization,
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•Capital, infrastructure and technology,
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•Employment and productivity,

•Microloans,
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•Women Empowerment.
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Major takeaways from
China’s Anti-Poverty drive

China’s experience in poverty alleviation entails:

1. Continuous reform, innovation and mobilizing all resources,

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3.Integrating poverty alleviation into the national development strategy,
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5.Balanced urban and socio economic development with developing infrastructure,
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7. Integrating general and special favorable policies.
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