(i) There is substantial decline in poverty ratios in India from about,55 per cent in 1973 to 36 per cent in 1993. (ii) The proportion of people below poverty line further came down to about 26 per cent in 2000. (iii) If the present trend continues, people below poverty line may come down to less thRead more
(i) There is substantial decline in poverty ratios in India from about,55 per cent in 1973 to 36 per cent in 1993.
(ii) The proportion of people below poverty line further came down to about 26 per cent in 2000.
(iii) If the present trend continues, people below poverty line may come down to less than 20 per cent in the next few years.
(iv) Although the percentage of people living under poverty line declined in the earlier two decades
(1973-93), the number of poor remained stable around 320 million for a fairly long period.
(v) The latest estimates indicate a significant reduction in the number of poor to about 260 million.
A common method used to measure poverty is based on the income or consumption levels. While determining the poverty line in India, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel, light, educational and medical requirement, etc' are determined for subsistence. These physical quantitiesRead more
A common method used to measure poverty is based on the income or consumption
levels. While determining the poverty line in India, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel, light, educational and medical requirement, etc’ are determined for subsistence. These physical quantities are multiplied by their prices in rupees. The total minimum food requirement is measured in calories which is 2,400 per person per day in rural areas and 2,100 calories in urban areas. The total equivalent-amount for these requirements is considered as poverty line. It may be mentioned here that the calorie requirements in rural areas is higher than the urban areas because rural people do more physical work. The monetary expenditure per capita needed for buying these calorie requirements is revised periodically taking into consideration the rise in prices. Thus poverty line in 2000, for a person was fixed at ₹328 per month for the rural areas and ₹454 for the urban areas Despite less calorie requirements, the higher amount for urban areas was due to higher prices in the urban areas. The poverty line is estimated periodically (after 5 years) by conducting sample surveys by the National Sample Survey Organisation.
(i) They were not allowed to move out of their reserves with their stocks without permit. (ii) They were not allowed to enter the markets in white areas.
(i) They were not allowed to move out of their reserves with their stocks without permit.
(ii) They were not allowed to enter the markets in white areas.
The British colonial government in east Africa encouraged local peasant communities to expand cultivation. As a result of it, pasturelands were turned into cultivated fields.
The British colonial government in east Africa encouraged local peasant communities
to expand cultivation. As a result of it, pasturelands were turned into cultivated fields.
Describe poverty trends in India since 1973.
(i) There is substantial decline in poverty ratios in India from about,55 per cent in 1973 to 36 per cent in 1993. (ii) The proportion of people below poverty line further came down to about 26 per cent in 2000. (iii) If the present trend continues, people below poverty line may come down to less thRead more
(i) There is substantial decline in poverty ratios in India from about,55 per cent in 1973 to 36 per cent in 1993.
See less(ii) The proportion of people below poverty line further came down to about 26 per cent in 2000.
(iii) If the present trend continues, people below poverty line may come down to less than 20 per cent in the next few years.
(iv) Although the percentage of people living under poverty line declined in the earlier two decades
(1973-93), the number of poor remained stable around 320 million for a fairly long period.
(v) The latest estimates indicate a significant reduction in the number of poor to about 260 million.
Describe how the poverty line is estimated in India.
A common method used to measure poverty is based on the income or consumption levels. While determining the poverty line in India, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel, light, educational and medical requirement, etc' are determined for subsistence. These physical quantitiesRead more
A common method used to measure poverty is based on the income or consumption
See lesslevels. While determining the poverty line in India, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel, light, educational and medical requirement, etc’ are determined for subsistence. These physical quantities are multiplied by their prices in rupees. The total minimum food requirement is measured in calories which is 2,400 per person per day in rural areas and 2,100 calories in urban areas. The total equivalent-amount for these requirements is considered as poverty line. It may be mentioned here that the calorie requirements in rural areas is higher than the urban areas because rural people do more physical work. The monetary expenditure per capita needed for buying these calorie requirements is revised periodically taking into consideration the rise in prices. Thus poverty line in 2000, for a person was fixed at ₹328 per month for the rural areas and ₹454 for the urban areas Despite less calorie requirements, the higher amount for urban areas was due to higher prices in the urban areas. The poverty line is estimated periodically (after 5 years) by conducting sample surveys by the National Sample Survey Organisation.
How do pastoralists adapt to new times? Mention one point.
They change the path of their annual movement. reduce their cattle numbers, press for rights to enter new areas.
They change the path of their annual movement. reduce their cattle numbers, press
See lessfor rights to enter new areas.
Mention any two restrictions that were imposed on the pastoral groups in Africa.
(i) They were not allowed to move out of their reserves with their stocks without permit. (ii) They were not allowed to enter the markets in white areas.
(i) They were not allowed to move out of their reserves with their stocks without permit.
See less(ii) They were not allowed to enter the markets in white areas.
What was the one reason for the loss of pasturelands for the Maasaisa?
The British colonial government in east Africa encouraged local peasant communities to expand cultivation. As a result of it, pasturelands were turned into cultivated fields.
The British colonial government in east Africa encouraged local peasant communities
See lessto expand cultivation. As a result of it, pasturelands were turned into cultivated fields.