POVERTY

MEASURING POVERTY

REASONS OF POVERTY

ERADICATION OF POVERTY

POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMMES

REVIEW THE IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

TODAY ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGE FACED BY INDIA IS POVERTY AND FOOD SECURITY.IT IS A SOCIAL PROBLEM. SO THAT GOVERNMENT AND THE SOCIAL ACITIVIST HAVE TO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY FROM THE SOCIETY…

SCENARIES OF POVERTY

POVERTY IS A SITUATION

WHERE PEOPLE FAIL TO

SATISFY THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

WHEN PEOPLE DO NOT GET

ENOUGH TO EAT – HUNGER WHEN MAJORITY OF PEOPLE

DO NOT GET FOOD AND

CONSEQUENTLY A SIZABLE

NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIE -

FAMINE

INTERNATIONAL LEVEL – AS PER WORLD BANK ESTIMATE,

A PERSON WHO EARNS INCOME OF LESS THAN $ 1.25 PER

DAY AT 2005 PRICES IS CONSIDERED BELOW THE POVERTY

LINE

INDIA – POVERTY LINE IS USED TO IDENTIFY THE POORS IN

CALORIES . PEOPLE IN RURAL AREA NEEDS 2400 KG

CALAORIES IN TAKE AND 2100 KG CALORIES IN URBAN

AREA.

POVERTYRATIO=NO:OF PEOPLE BELOW THE POVERTYLINE

*100 TOTAL POPULATION

UNEMPOLYMENT

INEQUALITY IN

WEALTH AND INCOME.

RAPID GROWTH OF

POPULATION.

INCREASES IN PRICES.

ILLITARACY.

ILLNESSESS

LACK OF FRESH WATER.

LOW NUTRITION

PREDOMINANCE OF

AGRICULTURE.

INDEBTEDNESS OF THE

FARMER.

UNDER DEVELOPED

NATURE OF THE

ECONOMY.

LOW INCOMELOW

PURCHASING

LOW CONSUMPTIO

N

LOW NUTRITION

ILLNESSES

LOW CAPACITY TO WORK

LESS OPPURTUNITY

FOR EDUCATION

STRENGTHEN THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

MAKE AVAILABLE BASIC AMENITIES LIKE GOOD

ROADS, WATER SUPPLY, EDUCATION FACILITIES AND

MEDICAL FACILITIES.

MAKE AVAILABLE LAND, HOUSE AND OTHER ASSETS

TO THE POOR.

STRENGTHEN LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

INSTITUTIONS.

PROVIDE UNIVERSAL FREE EDUCATION.

THE OBJECTIVE OF FOOD SECURITY IS TO

FREE PEOPLE FROM POVERTY AND

MALNUTRITION.

AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT FOOD FOR ALL.

CAPACITY FOR ALL TO BUY SUFFICIENT FOOD.

QUALITY FOOD AVAILABLE TO ALL.

NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT

GUARENTEE SCHEME (NREGS )

INDIRA AVAS YOJANA (IAY)

SWARNA JAYANTHI SHAHARI ROZGAR

YOJANA (SJSRY)

INTEGRATED HOUSING AND SLUM

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (IHSDP)

TOTAL SANITATION MISSION (TSM)

GENERATES EMPLOYMENT

CREATES ASSETS LIKE IRRIGATION

FACILITIES

GENERATES INCOME

MORE EMPLOYMENT

MORE INCOME

DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL ECONOMY

ALL ARE NOT GETTING THE BENEFITS EQUALLY.

EVEN THOSE WHO ARE NOT POOR ALSO GET THE

BENEFITS.

INSUFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF FUND FOR THE

SCHEMES.

CORRUPTION AND INEFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION

NEGLECT IF LOCAL CONDITIONS.

POVERTY

HUNGER

FAMINE

POVERTY LINE

POVERTY RATIO

NREGS