overty as a challeng

Submitted To:
Mrs. Kiran Gusain

Submitted By:
Shehnaaz Ali
Sayara Ali
Class:- IX th D

WHAT IS POVERTY ?
Poverty
is
the
lack
ofbasic human needs
such as Nutrition,health
care education, clothing
and shelter, because of
the inability to afford
them.

POVERTY IN INDIA...
Every 4th person in India is poor.
260 million or 26 crore people in India are poor.
India has the largest single concentration of the poor in
the world.
Poverty in India varies from state to state. The rate of
success for poverty reduction is different from state to
state, thus causing inter-state disparities.
Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar are the poorest states
of India.
Punjab, Himachal Pradesh ad Jammu and Kashmir are
the best states when poverty is concerned.

CAUSES OF POVERTY
BRITISH RULE
RURAL ECONOMY
HEAVY PRESSURE OF POPULATION
CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT AND
UNDEREMPLOYMENT
LACK OF PROPER INDUSTRIALISATION
SOCIAL FACTORS
INDIAS ECONOMIC POLICY
NEO-LIBERAL POLICIES AND THEIR EFFECTS

WHAT IS A POVERTY
LINE ?

POVERTY LINE is a common

method used to measure poverty
based on income or consumption
levels. A person is considered poor
if his or her consumption level is
below a given level set by each
country. While determining the
poverty line in India, a minimum
level of food requirement, clothing,
education, medical requirement,
light, footwear etc.

VULNERABILITY
Vulnerability to poverty is the extent to which a community, person,
society ,
country etc. can be affected by the impact of the poverty. Womens,
less paid
workers, beggars, people living in less developed area, people living
in slums,
farmers (to a little extent), farm laborers Schedule Cast People,
Schedule
Tribe People are most vulnerable to poverty.

PROBLEMS FACED BY THE RURAL POOR

LANDLESSNESS
UNEMPLOYEMENT
SIZE OF FAMILIES
ILLETRACY
MALNUTRITION
CHILD LABOUR
HELPLESNESS

Story of Lakha Singh

Steps Taken by Government to

Reduce Rural Poverty
The government of India has been

trying its best to remove poverty. Some

of the measures which the government
has taken to remove rural poverty are:
Small farmers development program.
Drought area development Program.
Minimum needs Program.
National rural employment Program.
Assurance on employment.

PROBLEMS FACED BY THE URBAN

POOR
Lack of proper housing facilities.
Unhygienic environments.
No social security schemes.
Lack of opportunity to quality
health and educational services.

STORY OF RAM SARAN

Global poverty

Thank You