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APPENDIX -3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2.1. POVERTY
2.2. ILLITERACY
2.3. UNEMPLOYMENT
4. REFERENCES 22
1. INTRODUTION :
2.1. POVERTY
Poverty refers to a situation when people’s basic needs are not fulfilled. When
people doesn’t have the necessary food to eat or clothes to wear or shelter to
stay then its called poverty. Life becomes very difficult for people below the
poverty line (BPL).
People don’t get proper education which leads to poverty. People are poor
because they are illiterate, and they are illiterate because they cannot
afford education. Illiteracy and poverty stays side-by-side. They both are
the cause and effect of each other.
In case where the resources and opportunities are limited and the
population is high, there arises a situation of joblessness which ultimately
leads to poverty.
When a large number of people live in poverty, there is limited scope for
the development of country’s economy.
Some natural and environmental problems such as lack of rainfall,
drought, etc. often lead to poverty. There are many other reasons also like
caste system, unemployment, etc.
Effects: The negative effects of poverty are mentioned below:
Illiteracy refers to the inability to read and/or write. The problem of illiteracy is
a major social issue in India. The problem has spread through-out the country in
a wide way. It is one of the most dangerous obstacles in the economy’s
growth. People with no education find it difficult to get jobs and remain poor.
They are at risk of poor diet, manual jobs, worse physical and mental health. It
impacts their social situations too.
Since many adults in India are illiterate, they don’t understand the
importance of getting education for their children.
Due to the problem of unemployment and poverty, children get little
opportunity for proper education.
Many people stay illiterate due to some physical or mental disabilities.
Other social evils like caste system, gender inequality also cause illiteracy.
One of the major cause for crimes is illiteracy. Due to illiteracy issue, rates
of crime are gradually increasing and health, productivity and growth of
the country is gradually decreasing.
Most illiterate people are unaware of the benefits of maintaining
cleanliness and hygiene.
Illiterate people find it very difficulty to secure a good job and earn
livelihood. If a person is looking for a means to earn and work, but is not
getting it then it is known as unemployment. This social problem leads to
frustration.
Overpopulation is a huge increase in the number of people, and it is caused
by some factors out of which illiteracy is a major one.
Solution: The only and the best way to eradicate illiteracy from the society
are by education.
The unemployed also does not possess the power of purchase, thus in effect
contributing to bringing down demand of goods in the market and creating more
unemployment. This vicious cycle creates a cascading effect throughout the
economy and trickles down to different social strata. India currently has a
population of about 1.349 billion. According to a recent United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) report, during the period of 1991 to 2013,
Indian economy has experienced maximum growth and yet less than half
number of Indians seeking jobs have managed to land one during this period.
State wise figures reveal that Tripura has the highest unemployment rate in the
country at 19.7% while Gujarat has the lowest at 0.9% in 2015-2016. On the
other hand, unemployment rate is higher among women at 8.7 percent versus
4.3% among men. Women unemployment rate is higher in the rural areas than
in urban sectors of the country. Experts fear that at present, India is
experiencing a jobless growth with not enough jobs being created for its
working age population (15-64 years). There is ample scepticism afloat about
the country not being able to cash in on its demographic bonus, predicted to be
869 million by year 2020 – world’s largest.
Causes:
Unemployment is a reason for alarming concern in India today. The root of the
problem can be traced to a host of reasons that contributes collectively towards
this problem.
Effects:
2. Increase in Poverty:
Unemployment deprives a man of all sources of income. As a result he
grows poor. Therefore, unemployment generates poverty.
Solutions:
The social stratification that categorizes people into different groups called
‘caste’ is usually based on the family tree. This system is known as caste system
wherein the social status gets decided by birth. Caste system can be defined as
a social structure according to class of people, which gets decided by their birth.
The caste system preached inequality among people. People were categorized
into high and low castes and treated differently in the society. The hierarchy of
the castes was decided by their professional and family history. While high
caste people enjoyed every possibly liberty, people from lower castes were
treated miserably by the higher caste ones.
1. The Brahmins – the priestly class. They were mainly engaged in religious
and priestly activities. They were also appointed as advisors to the Kings.
2. The Kshatriyas – the warrior and ruler class. They were mainly engaged
in warfare activities.
3. The Vaishyas – the trader class. They were mainly engaged in business,
agriculture, and trading activities.
4. The Sudras – the lowest of the four traditional class engaged as domestic
servants and laborers, etc.
Negative effects of Caste system: Caste system has many
disadvantages such as:
Encourages untouchability,
Promotes Inequality,
Undemocratic in nature,
Fake differentiation in superiority and inferiority.
Increases gap between upper and lower caste people.
Causes:
Solutions:
India is the second most populous country in the world after China. Recently,
the population of India has crossed the one billion marks. According to the
Census of India 2018, the population of India is 1.349 billion. At the time of
independence, the country's population was 342 million. The number has
multiplied three-fold in around five decades. There was a remarkable growth of
population in India 1951 to 2011. The percentage of population has increased
by three times during the period of 1951-2011. As we know India lives in rural
areas and most of them are engaged in agriculture. Indian government has
designed many anti-poverty and employment generation programmes to reduce
the poverty ratio in the country.
Food
Food safety practices in agriculture Improved agricultural practices have lead to
fewer famines, allowing farmers to sustain much larger numbers of people.
Machinery reduces manpower needed to farm while improved fertilizers and
pesticides increase crop yields and reduce crops lost to pests.
Health Care
Advances in health care technology and medicine allow fewer individuals to die
from injuries and illnesses. Health care is so effective that euthanasia and the
Hippocratic Oath are sometimes debated.
Sanitation
Better sanitation has lead to fewer diseases being spread through water and
contaminated surfaces.
Vaccines
Vaccines have lead to the elimination of many diseases such as measles and
tuberculosis. Measles and tuberculosis were once leading causes of death.
Solutions:
Late Marriage
In India girls marry at an early age and a longer span of time to reduce children.
Increasing the minimum age for marriages may also helpful to control the birth
rate.
Spread of Education
In India, 48 percent of total population are illiterate. Rural Indians regard
children as the gift of God and they are not bother about the evils of population
growth. Education is the only one weapon to move illiteracy and spread the
benefit of a small family.
We try to present our country as a modern, forward looking nation of the world
and it’s true that India is making strides in the world as a nation with
encouraging developments in scientific, economic and technological fields, but
as far as social developments are concerned it is still one of the lowest ranked
countries of the world. India’s Human Development Index (HDI) rank for 2018
is 130 out of 187 countries of the world which are listed in the report. This
shows the sorry state of affairs as far as India’s situation on social indicators is
concerned. This also shows that we as a society are still people of orthodox
beliefs in a negative sense who do not want to believe in the concept of equality
and brotherhood of all.
Though several Governmental and non-governmental (NGOs) bodies are
working towards improving the existing situation in the social fields but results
are not very encouraging. Perhaps the problem lies in the very deep rooted
beliefs in the minds of people of the country which is not letting the situation to
change. For instance: the issue of Female Foeticides is one of the shameful
practices in our country. Though there are various prohibitory measures the
Government and NGOs have taken but the practice is continuing. The real
reason for this is the Patriarchy system of society of our country which
considers male as the superior authority and women as subordinate to them.
Therefore, very strong desire of having a male child in comparison to female
child led to the shameful practice of female foeticides. Thus, it is belief system
or the cultural conditioning of the people which is not letting the society to
change at a fast pace.
Though there have been several positive changes in the society such as now
girls are also going to school in vast majority and their employment ratio is also
increasing; illiteracy as whole is decreasing; conditions of SC/STs are also
improving etc but situation is far from satisfactory.
We witness inequality against women in our own homes, sexual violence
against women can be heard on daily basis, female foeticide is continuing,
religious-communal violence is on the rise, untouchability is still a reality, child
labour is widely practiced etc.
Therefore, there is a lot needs to be done for the situation to improve. And
without changing the mind set and beliefs of the people it is a very difficult task.
For this purpose educating people about various social problems and sensitizing
them towards changing their way of thinking is the best way forward. Because
without people trying to change themselves, any governmental or non-
governmental efforts will prove as a half-measure. If we want to make India as
a true world leader and a modern 21st country of the world, it is imperative that
that we make an improvement on our social front.
5. REFERENCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Inde
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080622064535AAwPN1i
http://www.advancingwomen.com/politics/49842.php
http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071205033403AAe10lv
http://archive.thepoint.gm/youthf79.htm
http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no21045.htm
http://business.mapsofindia.com/india-economy/growth.html
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Role_of_youth_in_nation_building
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/india_1900_to_1947.htm
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/forced-annexation-land-grab-15430
http://arjelito.wordpress.com/
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