One fifth of the world's poor live in South Asia, with 26% of Indians living below the poverty line. Poverty is concentrated in rural areas and three states - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh - account for half of India's poor. Low income and lack of healthcare contribute to high female illiteracy and infant mortality rates. While India's economy is growing, wealth is unevenly distributed and many rely on agriculture for income. Efforts to alleviate poverty include microfinance programs and government poverty elimination plans, and India's middle class is growing rapidly.

1. Poverty In India
Alex Lally and Ally Hannigan
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2. General
• One fifth of the world’s people live on less
than $ 1 a day, and 44% of them are in
South Asia
• 26 percent of India is below the poverty
line
• This is happening in mainly in rural areas
of India
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3. Poverty in the States of India
• One half of India’s poor is located the
three states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and
Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra, West Bengal and Orissa
account for 22.5% of poverty
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4. Female Literacy and Infant
Mortality Rates
• Lack of food and health care due to low
income/assets is associated with the
higher probability of a new born child
dying between birth and the age of one
• The High Female illiteracy rate has a
major impact on IMR
• If more women were literate the IMR
would be much higher
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5. Why is this Happening
• Even though India’s economy is growing
there wealth distribution is uneven
• 1/4 of the nation's population earns less
than the government-specified $0.40/day
• Unemployment and underemployment
• Over-reliance on agriculture
• High population growth rate
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6. Cultural Reasons
• The Caste System(Hindu Religion)
prevents people from educational,
ownership, and employment opportunities
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7. What is Being Done
• Microfinance( very small loans) has
helped India a lot
• There are multiple organization to help
feed them and keep there agriculture
going
• The Planning Commission sets up a five
year plan for India to help them achieve
goal such as ending poverty
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8. Positive Things Happening in
India: Middle Class
• Currently India adds 40 million people to
its middle class every year
• estimated 300 million Indians now belong
to the middle class
• one-third of them have emerged from
poverty in the last ten years
• It is predicted that by 2025 the Majority of
Indians will live in middle class
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9. Works Cited
• "India." Grameenfoundation.Org. 2007. India Advisory
Council. 21 Apr. 2008
<http://www.grameenfoundation.org/where_we_work/so
uth_asia/india/?gclid=CPCXp_ek7JICFQN-lgodf3NR4g>.
• "Poverty in India." Indiainestop.Com. 2007. Ontrack
Systems Limited. 21 Apr. 2008
<http://indiaonestop.com/povertyindia.htm>.
• Mehta, Aasha. "Chronic Poverty in India: Overview
Study." Eldis os 1.1 (2002): 1-79. 23 Apr. 2008
<http://www.chronicpoverty.org/pdfs/07Mehta_Shah.pdf>
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10. Works Cited
• "India." Grameenfoundation.Org. 2007. India Advisory
Council. 21 Apr. 2008
<http://www.grameenfoundation.org/where_we_work/so
uth_asia/india/?gclid=CPCXp_ek7JICFQN-lgodf3NR4g>.
• "Poverty in India." Indiainestop.Com. 2007. Ontrack
Systems Limited. 21 Apr. 2008
<http://indiaonestop.com/povertyindia.htm>.
• Mehta, Aasha. "Chronic Poverty in India: Overview
Study." Eldis os 1.1 (2002): 1-79. 23 Apr. 2008
<http://www.chronicpoverty.org/pdfs/07Mehta_Shah.pdf>
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