PPT on Poverty

2. Poverty is the lack of basic necessities
that all human beings must have: food
and water, shelter, education, medical
care, security, etc.
A multi-dimensional issue, poverty
exceeds all social, economic, and
political boundaries.

3. 
4.4 billion people live in developing countries.

4. Three-fifths lack basic
sanitation
Of these …

5. Almost one third have no access to
clean water

6. A quarter do not have
adequate housing

7. A fifth have no access to
modern health services

8. Everyone has the right to a standard of living
adequate for the health and well-being of
him/(her)self and his/(her) family, including food,
clothing, housing and medical care and
necessary social services... Everyone has the
right to education.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights

9. Percentage of people living below
the poverty line
Europe and Central Asia
3.5%
Latin America and Caribbean
23.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa
38.5%
Middle East and North Africa
4.1%
South Asia
43.1%

10. CONCEPT OF POVERTY
• It is a socio-economic problem
• Poverty can be defined as a social
phenomenon in which a section of the
society is unable to fulfill its basic
necessities of life

11. KEY CONCEPTS
• ABSOLUTE POVERTY
• RELATIVE POVERTY
• URABAN POVERTY
• RURAL POVERTY
• MASS POVERTY
• POVERTY LINE

12. CAUSES OF POVERTY IN
INDIA
1. Rapid growth of population
2. Lack of employment opportunities
3. Heavy dependence of agriculture
4. Inflation
5. Poor infrastructure
6. Social inequality
7. Absence of optimum utilisation of resources
8. Illiteracy among poor
9. Natural calamities
10. Deficiencies in present educational system

13. EFFECTS OF POVERTY
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
1. Unhygienic and low
standard of living
2. Low productivity
3. Low saving and low capital
4. Illiteracy and poor skills
5. Indebtedness
6. Unemployment
SOCIAL EFFECTS
1. Poor sanitary conditions
2. Unhappy life
3. Anti social activities
4. Biasness due to social
status
5. Division of society

14. POLITICAL EFFECTS OF
POVERTY
1. Easy exploitation by political class
2. Threatens political stability and integrity

15. MEASURES TO ERADICATE
POVERTY
1. Population control
2. Accelerate the rate of economic and
industrial growth
3. Create massive employment opportunities
4. Rural industrialization
5. Remove regional imbalances
6. Social security to poor