By

Meghana k,Meghana J,Sruti,

Karthik Naga, Aditya, Piyush

INTRODUCTION
One-third

of India's population (roughly

equivalent to the entire population of the
United States) lives below the poverty
line
India is home to one-third of the world's
poor people.
Though the middle class has gained from
recent economic devolopement as a
whole India suffers from substantial
poverty.

Poverty in India

According to the new World Bank's estimates on

poverty based on 2005 data, India has 456
million people, 41.6% of its population, living
below the new international poverty line of $1.25
per day

The World Bank further estimates that 33% of

the global poor now reside in India.

Moreover, India also has 828 million people, or

75.6% of the population living below $2 a day,
compared to 72.2% for Sub-Saharan Africa

? WHY POVERTY ?
? High level of dependence on primitive methods of
agriculture
? 75 per cent of Indian population depends on
agriculture whereas the contribution of agriculture to
the GDP was 22 percent
? High level of inequality arising from rural-urban
divide
? High population growth rate
? Unemployment and under-employment
? Low Illiteracy, about 35 percent of adult population

Poverty- geographical profile

Poverty in India
(in Million)

Poor
% Population

Central

1990s
320
36

2000
260
19

Who will feed India ?

small and marginal farmers

North
East
1999-00
1983-84

West
South
0

Millions of poor, malnourished and

food insecure population cannot be
the foot soldiers fighting the
cause of sustainable agriculture

20

40

60

% of population below poverty line

Affects of poverty
Health/Well-being
Children born into poverty are more likely
to have a lower birth weight, high infant
mortality and poorer health than better off
children.

Housing and Homelessness

Conditions such as homelessness and
chronic over-crowding significantly impact
upon a childs physical, mental and social
development and well-being. Dampness,
mould and condensation can cause a range
of illnesses such as asthma and allergies.

Debt
People on low incomes often experience
debt. A third of households with incomes
of less than Rs2,00,000 a year have
problems with debt. Costs of debt
repayments often result in families going
without essential items. Other costs of
debt are those incurred on health,
relationships and quality of life.

Educational attainment
The correlations between poverty, social class
and poor educational experience and
attainment have been clearly established.
Poverty affects the likelihood of progressing
through school to attain formal educational
qualifications.

Crime

The areas most affected by crime and poor

investment in infrastructure are the very areas
where the poorest children live and are brought
up.

Participation

Poverty impacts
the opportunities for children and young people
to participate fully in their communities to
engage in social activities
their education and training and transitions to
independence.
Children and young people living in poor
households and their families often experience
difficulties in accessing and benefiting from
services.

Vulnerability- Poor population

Poor children /youth and population are
vulnerable to one or more of the following
Poor health often leading to malnutrition and
death
Adopt demeaning professions like begging and
rag pickers etc
More vulnerable to natural disasters like
floods, drought and earthquakes etc.

 Graft,

bribery and corruption.

Crime due to insufficiant wealth and get
attracted to antisocial activities like
theft,robbery,murders etc
Fall prey to anti national activities like
extremism / terrorism / naxalism

mitigation
Achieving economic development and the
alleviation of poverty is very important
well-informed political leadership with a
sustained capacity for promptly legislating
appropriate policies and efficiently executing
public investments that have a high payoff

availability of suitable physical and

informational infrastructure and a skilled
workforce

 capacity

for attracting foreign investment,

especially those with large footprint in
terms of synergies with local
informational industry
a global economic ethos as a driver for
policy formation
an entrepreneurial culture
the presence of a vigorous not-for-profit
organizations.

Government Programmes towards

Poverty Reduction
Self Employment Programme
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Wage Employment Programme
Jawahar Gram Samiti Yojana (JGSY)
Employment Assurance Scheme
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Infrastructure Development Programme
Indira Awas Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Rural Electrification
National Social Assistance Programme
National Maternity Benefits Scheme
National Old Age Pension Scheme
Annapurna

Alleviation of poverty
Strategic measures to raise rural productivity

launch large-scale infrastructure construction

establishing agric-technology extension service
network basically covering the whole country
setting up national rural cooperative credit system and their
efficient functioning
pushing forward rapid development of rural
fundamental
education and basic medical care
preliminarily setting up rural social security system with
focus on communitys devolpemental system and
assistance to rural extremely poor people.

isCONCLUSION
the single most cause of misery
and sadness in the world
Hunger, malnutrition and susceptibility of
poor to natural disasters make them take
up anti national and anti social activities
It is the duty of the governments in
particular and all citizens in general to try
their best to alleviate poverty to establish
harmony and peace in the societies and in
the world.
Poverty