1.
GROWTH
ORIENTED
APPROACH
POVERTY
ALLEVIATION
PROGRAMMES
MINIMUM
NEEDS
PROGRAMME

2.
This approach was initiated from the first five-year plan. This
approach is based on an expectation that effects of economic
growth would spread to all sections of the society and will trickle
down to the poor section also.
• Population growth resulted in a very low growth in per capita
income.
• There was unwillingness and inability to redistribute land.
• The benefits of economic growth did not trickle down to the
poor.
POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES
This approach has been initiated from the third five-year plan and
progressively enlarged since then. The government has
introduced a variety of programmes for reduction of poverty.

3.
This approach has been initiated from the fifth five-year plan. It aims
to provide minimum basic amenities to the people.
• India was among the pioneers in the world to visualize that
people's living standard could be improved through public
expenditure on social consumption needs.
• There are three major programmes that aim at improving the
food and nutritional status of the poor are :
i. Public Distribution System.
ii. Integrated Child Development Scheme.
iii. Midday Meal Scheme.