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ECONOMICS- CHAPTER 3
POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE
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4. Write a note on any five programmes that have been developed for the
eradication of poverty in India.
OR
What are the schemes under targeted anti-poverty measures?
Additional Questions
1. Define poverty ratio. Pg. 32
2. Give a brief sketch on India’s economic growth after 1980. Pg. 38
3. What is meant by human poverty? Pg. 40
4. “ Eradication of poverty is always a moving target.” But the target will
move on for many of the bigger challenges that still remain. Can you
list out some of them. Pg. 40
5. “Analysis of poverty based on social exclusion and vulnerability is now
becoming very common.” Explain. Pg. 31