(i) The proportion of poor people is not the same in every state. (ii) Poverty is still existing in Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. (iii) Bihar and Odisha continue to be the two poorest states with poverty ratios of 47 and 43 per cent, respectively. Along with rural poverty, urban pRead more
(i) The proportion of poor people is not the same in every state.
(ii) Poverty is still existing in Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.
(iii) Bihar and Odisha continue to be the two poorest states with poverty
ratios of 47 and 43 per cent, respectively.
Along with rural poverty, urban poverty also exists in these states.
(i) In poor families all suffer, but some suffer more than others. (ii) Women, elderly people and female infants are systematically denied equal access to resources available to the family. (iii) Therefore women, children and old people are poorest of the poor.
(i) In poor families all suffer, but some suffer more than others.
(ii) Women, elderly people and female infants are systematically denied
equal access to resources available to the family.
(iii) Therefore women, children and old people are poorest of the poor.
(i) There was 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 the poverty line further came down to less than 20 per cent in the next few years. (iii) Although the percentage of people living under poverty declRead more
(i) There was 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 the poverty line further came down to less than 20 per cent in the next few years.
(iii) Although the percentage of people living under poverty declined, the number of poor remained stable around 320 million for a long time. The latest estimates indicate a significant reduction in the number of poor to about 260 million.
(i) vulnerability to poverty is a measure which describes the greater probability of certain communities or individuals of becoming or remaining poor in the coming years. (ii) vulnerability' is determined by the options available to different communities for finding an alternative living in terms ofRead more
(i) vulnerability to poverty is a measure which describes the greater probability of certain communities or individuals of becoming or remaining poor in the coming years.
(ii) vulnerability’ is determined by the options available to different communities for finding an alternative living in terms of assets, education, health and job opportunities.
(iii) Vulnerability describes the greater probability of being more adversely affected than other people when bad times prevails for everybody, whether a flood or an earthquake or simply a shortage in the availability of jobs.
(i) According to this concept, poverty must be seen in terms of the poor having to live only in a poor sounding with other poor people, and excluded from enjoying social equality with better-off people in a better surrounding. (ii) Social exclusion can be both a cause as well as a consequence of povRead more
(i) According to this concept, poverty must be seen in terms of the poor having to live only in a poor sounding with other poor people, and excluded from enjoying social equality with better-off people in a better surrounding.
(ii) Social exclusion can be both a cause as well as a consequence of poverty in the rural sense.
(iii) it is a process through which individuals or groups are excluded from facilities, benefits and opportunities that others enjoy. An example is the prevalence of the caste system in India in which people belonging to certain castes are excluded fi om equal opportunities.
Which states are most vulnerable to poverty in India?
(i) The proportion of poor people is not the same in every state. (ii) Poverty is still existing in Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. (iii) Bihar and Odisha continue to be the two poorest states with poverty ratios of 47 and 43 per cent, respectively. Along with rural poverty, urban pRead more
(i) The proportion of poor people is not the same in every state.
See less(ii) Poverty is still existing in Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.
(iii) Bihar and Odisha continue to be the two poorest states with poverty
ratios of 47 and 43 per cent, respectively.
Along with rural poverty, urban poverty also exists in these states.
How do income inequalities exist within a family?
(i) In poor families all suffer, but some suffer more than others. (ii) Women, elderly people and female infants are systematically denied equal access to resources available to the family. (iii) Therefore women, children and old people are poorest of the poor.
(i) In poor families all suffer, but some suffer more than others.
See less(ii) Women, elderly people and female infants are systematically denied
equal access to resources available to the family.
(iii) Therefore women, children and old people are poorest of the poor.
What is the trend of poverty estimates since 1973?
(i) There was 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 the poverty line further came down to less than 20 per cent in the next few years. (iii) Although the percentage of people living under poverty declRead more
(i) There was 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 the poverty line further came down to less than 20 per cent in the next few years.
(iii) Although the percentage of people living under poverty declined, the number of poor remained stable around 320 million for a long time. The latest estimates indicate a significant reduction in the number of poor to about 260 million.
How is vulnerability to poverty measured?
(i) vulnerability to poverty is a measure which describes the greater probability of certain communities or individuals of becoming or remaining poor in the coming years. (ii) vulnerability' is determined by the options available to different communities for finding an alternative living in terms ofRead more
(i) vulnerability to poverty is a measure which describes the greater probability of certain communities or individuals of becoming or remaining poor in the coming years.
See less(ii) vulnerability’ is determined by the options available to different communities for finding an alternative living in terms of assets, education, health and job opportunities.
(iii) Vulnerability describes the greater probability of being more adversely affected than other people when bad times prevails for everybody, whether a flood or an earthquake or simply a shortage in the availability of jobs.
What does ‘social exclusion’ mean?
(i) According to this concept, poverty must be seen in terms of the poor having to live only in a poor sounding with other poor people, and excluded from enjoying social equality with better-off people in a better surrounding. (ii) Social exclusion can be both a cause as well as a consequence of povRead more
(i) According to this concept, poverty must be seen in terms of the poor having to live only in a poor sounding with other poor people, and excluded from enjoying social equality with better-off people in a better surrounding.
See less(ii) Social exclusion can be both a cause as well as a consequence of poverty in the rural sense.
(iii) it is a process through which individuals or groups are excluded from facilities, benefits and opportunities that others enjoy. An example is the prevalence of the caste system in India in which people belonging to certain castes are excluded fi om equal opportunities.