POVERTY

 Poverty refers to a state in which an individual is unable to fulfill even the basic
necessities of life.
 The minimum requirements include-
 A-FOOD E-HEALTH FACILITIES
 B-CLOTHING F-CLEAN DRINKING WATER
 C-HOUSING
 D-EDUCATION
  ABSOLUTE POVERTY
REFERS TO THE TOTAL NO .OF
PEOPLE LIVING BELOW POVERTY
LINE
RELATIVE
POVERTY
REFERS
TOPOVERTY
OF PEOPLE IN
COMPARISON
TO OTHER
PEOPLE
REGIONS OR
NATIONS
India’s poverty level falls to record 22%: Planning Commission
MANY CAUSES OF POVERTY
 POORS IN INDIA
 ABSOLUTELY POOR
 VERY POOR
 POOR

 CAUSES OF POVERY
 POPULATION EXPLOSION
 LOW LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 POOR STATE OF AGRICULTURE
 HIGH ILLITERACY RATE
 HIGH LEVEL OF UNEMPLOYMENT
 HIGH LEVEL OF INDEBTEDNESS
 INEQUALITIES OF INCOME
 INFLATION
GOVT APPROACH TO REMOVE
POVERTY
 MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL
EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE
SCHEME(MGNREGS)
 The scheme was launched on feb 6,2006. under this scheme 100 days of guranteed
wage employment is is provided in every financial year .now the no. of days have
been raised to 150. During 2016-17 the scheme provided emloyment to 5.12
crore household.
 THE wages paid in this scheme have been linked with consumer orice index for
agriculture labour(CPI-AL).
 This scheme is a temporary measure ,not a permanent scheme of rural
unemployment.
 Under this scheme the work is guaranteed only for one member of the household
.
 There are widespread complaints of corruption.
SWARNA JAYANTI GRAM
SWAROJGAR YOJNA