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Pay your taxes, donate to worthy organizations when you can, do not support businesses or people that support or exploit illegal migrant farmers and pickers, and remember that that person on the corner with a sign asking for spare change may be you one day.
Poverty in India: Current Situation
what is meant by poverty?
Poverty is one of the main issues, attracting the attention of sociologists and economists. It indicates a condition in which a person fails to maintain a living standard adequate for a comfortable lifestyle.
Though India boasts of a high economic growth, it is shameful that there is still large scale poverty in India. Poverty in India can be defined as a situation when a certain section of people are unable to fulfill their basic needs. India has the world's largest number of poor people living in a single country. Out of its total population of more than 1 billion, 350 to 400 million people are living below the poverty line. Nearly 75% of the poor people are in rural areas, most of them are daily wagers, landless laborers and self employed house holders. There are a number of reasons for poverty in India. Poverty in India can be classified into two categories namely rural poverty and urban poverty.
Reasons for Poverty?
Some of the basic reasons of rural poverty in India are:
• Unequal distribution of income.
• High population growth.
• Illiteracy.
• Large families.
• Caste System.
Problems Of Poverty?
• Presence of malnutrition, illiteracy, diseases and long term health problems.
• Unhygienic living conditions, lack of proper housing, high Infant Mortality Rate, injustice to women and social ill-treatment of certain sections of society.
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 farmer's development Programme.
• Drought area development Programme.
• Minimum needs Programme.
• National rural employment Programme.
• Assurance on employment.
Causes for Urban Poverty?
Improper training
• Slow job growth.
• Failure of PDS system
What else can I help you with?
How you can reduce poverty and ensure basic amenities?
According to me: Asobasi Emmanuel(BWASA)-2011,UCU-Uganda,The only way in which we can reduce poverty is by setting bylaws in villages to stop staying at home without doing work causing laziness in our communities during working time or when others are working .hence if we do so,production shall be great and poverty may reduce.
What can you do as a country and citizens to reduce poverty?
There are lots of governmental action plans on reduction of poverty. All citizens must endeavor to ensure that these plans are implemented to the fullest. The main thing to remember is that 'dole' by itself ( handing out money and food grain to the poor) is non sustainable. We must have sustainable jobs for all in order to improve the economic outlook of the economically challenged. This is the only solution to mitigate the plight of the poverty stricken.
What is the South African government doing to reduce poverty in the country?
provide people jobs
What are the aims and objectives of the national poverty eradication programme?
The purpose of the National Poverty Eradication Programme was developed in 2001 to address poverty. The NAPEP trains the youth, supports internships, and creates employment in the auto industry to help reduce the amount of absolute poverty.
What are the solutions of the IMF and world bank to reduce poverty?
cause they ar giveing thm money
How can we reduce poverty and ensure basic amenities for every Indian as a citizen in a country?
basic amenities for every indian
What can you do as a citizen of this country to reduce poverty and provide basic amenities for every Indian?
Gate pass to the corruption.
How you can reduce poverty and ensure basic amenities?
According to me: Asobasi Emmanuel(BWASA)-2011,UCU-Uganda,The only way in which we can reduce poverty is by setting bylaws in villages to stop staying at home without doing work causing laziness in our communities during working time or when others are working .hence if we do so,production shall be great and poverty may reduce.
What can you do as a country and citizens to reduce poverty?
There are lots of governmental action plans on reduction of poverty. All citizens must endeavor to ensure that these plans are implemented to the fullest. The main thing to remember is that 'dole' by itself ( handing out money and food grain to the poor) is non sustainable. We must have sustainable jobs for all in order to improve the economic outlook of the economically challenged. This is the only solution to mitigate the plight of the poverty stricken.
What can you do as a citizen to reduce poverty and ensure basic eminities to every person?
Pay your taxes, donate to worthy organizations when you can, do not support businesses or people that support or exploit illegal migrant farmers and pickers, and remember that the bum on the corner with a sign asking for spare change may be you one day.
What can you do to reduce poverty?
Vote Democrat!
How does a government reduce poverty?
idkr
SA government's measures to reduce poverty?
budget
What types of the US Government policies are used to reduce poverty?
Free healthcare, education, and food stamps are types of US government policies that are used to reduce poverty.
What you do for your country?
we built industries more and more in our country to reduce unemployment and also to reduce poverty........
What is Panama doing now to reduce poverty?
having sex
What can India do to reduce poverty?
Use Condoms and eat less
