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CLASS : 9 Commerce
ROLL NO. : 10
Subject : Economics
INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION
2. POVERTY IN INDIA
3. CAUSES OF POVERTY
4. LACK OF LITERCY
5. GOVERNMENT INITATIVE
6. SOCIAL MARKET OF POVERTY
7. RECOMMENDATION
8. CONCLUSION
9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
10. BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
• Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana (JGSY) (Formerly known as Jawahar Rozgar Yojana)
For Development
• The pandemic struck India when it recorded its lowest economic growth in over a decade. The slowing
economy had disproportionately impacted the rural areas, where the country’s majority of consumers and
poor reside.
• Even in absence of any official data, one could perceive a rise in rural poverty. Unemployment was high;
consumption expenditure was constantly coming down; and public spending on development was stagnant.
These three factors together dictate the wellbeing of an economy.
• Cut to 2021. Rural Indians — mostly an informal workforce and poor by any accepted definition — have
lived with irregular jobs for over a year. Anecdotal stories of precarious survival are pouring out. People are
cutting back on food items; many have stopped having the basics like lentil as food inflation has spiked.
• The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is no more able to absorb demands
for employment. Many are digging into their meagre savings. With the second wave of the pandemic hitting
hard, it is a situation of extreme desperation. One can argue the economy for the poor and the marginally
well-off have ceased. What does this result in?
(Urban)
• As per the latest NSSO survey reports there are over 80 million poor people living
in the cities and towns of India. The Slum population is also increasing and as per
TCPO estimates 2001; over 61.80 million people were living in slums.
• The bulk of the urban poor are living in extremely deprived conditions with
insufficient physical amenities like :
▫ Low-cost water supply,
▫ Improper sanitation,
▫ Bad Sewerage and drainage system,
▫ Very less social services relating to health care, nutrition, pre-school and non-
formal education.
• With over 575 million people, India will have 41% of its population living
in cities and towns by 2030 of its nearly 1 billion inhabitants, an estimated
260.3 million are below the poverty line, of which 193.2 million are in the
rural areas and 67.1 million are in urban areas.
• The poverty level is below 10% in states like Delhi, Goa, and Punjab etc
whereas it is below 50% in Bihar (43) and Orissa (47). It is between 30-
40% in Northeastern states of Assam, Tripura, and Mehgalaya and in
Southern states of TamilNadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Causes of Urban Poverty
Slow job growth
• Increasing Urban population (currently around 38 crore)
• Severe competition.
• Those who use to get jobs or promotions easily now have to struggle more due to the
population hike in the cities.
Migration of Rural Youth towards Cities
• Majority of rural area depends on agriculture (which is highly dependant on rain patterns)
• Inadequate rain fall and improper irrigation facilities these days.
• Low or no production of crops which leads to severe poverty among rural population.
• Urban poverty also increases due to migration of people from rural areas to cities
Government’s Initiative
For Employment
• Nehru Rozgar Yojana (NRY)
• Self – Employment Program for the Urban Poor (SEPUP)
• Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (Also implemented in rural areas)
• Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana
• Self – Employment to the Educated Urban Youth (SEEUY) Program
For Housing
• Financial assistance for Constructing Houses
Other Programmes
• Urban Basic Services for the Poor (UBSP) Program
• In line of these approach, NGOs have developed various strategies to influence the
process of public policy making and to control the implementation of development
programs or projects.
• India has the world's largest number of poor people living in a single
country.
First and Foremost, I would like to express my special thanks and gratitude to my
Civics teacher and our Principal for providing me with the golden opportunity to
do this wonderful project on the topic - “Rural Local Self Government”, and also
for their support, encouragement, enthusiasm, and guidance throughout the project.
Secondly, I would like to thank my parents and my friends for their continuous
support, help, and encouragement, and also for providing me with enough content
and material for the project.
Websites
1. Google
2. Wikipedia