The document discusses India's potential to become a superpower and the challenges posed by poverty. It provides definitions of superpower status and notes India's large population, economy, and military. However, about 25% of Indians live below the poverty line, with 41% living on less than $2 per day. High inflation and unequal economic growth across states exacerbates poverty. While India has progressed, widespread issues like poverty could hinder its development as a future superpower.

1. PRESENTATION
ON
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Presented by:-
Abhishek Mishra
Akhil Agarwal
Oshi Agarwal
Srishti Saxena
Saransh
Vishwank

2.  “WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT
RESPONSIBILITY”
-SPIDER MAN
“THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF HEALTH IN
THE DEVELOPING WORLD IS POVERTY
-KOFI ANNAN

3. SUPER POWER
ODefinition:-
O A state with a dominant position
in the international system.
O Ability to influence decisions.
O Project power on a worldwide
scale to protect its interests
O One step higher than a great
power

4. OCriteria:-
OGrowth-oriented economy
OStable political system and good law and order
OWell developed nuclear and defence system
OMembership and influencing capacity in the
powerful global bodies such as United nations,
WTO, NATO and IMF
OStrong cultural presence and contributions to the
world.

5. Super powers on Earth
O United States of
America
O Russia
O United Kingdom
O China
O France
O Japan
O Germany

6. Being a superpower needs-
OUnity, political unity and stability
OHigh level defence and military capability
including nuclear weapons
OTrained manpower
OHigh technology

7.  Fourth largest army in the world
 One of the eight countries with nuclear
technology and space technology
 Globally recognized for being a leader in the
filed of information technology
 A strong and stable democratic system, with
division of power and duties between central
and state governments
 Membership of bodies such as SAARC and
WTO

8.  Eleventh largest economy of the world by
GDP- USD 1.3 trillion
 Fourth largest economy by purchasing power
parity(PPP) – USD 3.8 trillion
 Growth rate of approx. 8.9% pa; one of the
fastest growing nations in the world
 Service industry accounting for more than
57% of the country’s GDP followed by
industry and agriculture at 28% and 15%
respectively

9.  65% of the Indian population is below 35
years of age, contributing to a massive work
force
 Has fifth largest forex reserves amongst
developing economies
 Largest number of trained scientists in the
world

10. Barriers to becoming a
superpower

 25% of the total population below poverty line
 Illiteracy
 Corruption
 Poor quality of national politics
 Ineffective population control programme
 No production of nuclear submarines
 Poor infrastructure relating to health and sanitation,
education and housing
 Uneven and inequitable distribution of wealth

11. SUPERPOWERS VS. POVERTY

12. 41% of India’s population lives on less
than $2 a day-
World bank

13. Poverty – A bane to nation
 The World bank organization defines poverty
as-
 If his or her income level falls below some
minimum level necessary to meet basic needs
 Necessity to satisfy basic needs varies across
time and societies
 Poverty lines vary in time and place, and each
country uses lines which are appropriate to its
level of development, societal norms and
values

14. 33% of global poor now resides in India
2nd most populous country in the world,
with over 1.18 billion people; expected to
surpass china by 2025
41% of the population of India lives under
the global poverty line of USD 1.25 a day
(as per world bank)

15. High inflation rate of around 8-10%
affecting essential commodities such as
food products causing a decline in
purchasing power
Highly uneven economic growth across
different states such as Bihar,
Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Jharkhand facing
acute poverty ; levels

16. Rich vs. Poor
• A great portion of India’s population is a victim
of rising monetary deficits
• The top 10% of India’s population enjoys 31.1%
of the country’s income
• The lowest 10% suffers with merely 3.6%

17. Poverty estimates for India

18. CAUSES OF POVERTY IN INDIA
• High population growth rate
• Unequal distribution of income
• Caste system in our country
• Unemployment
• British era
• Wrong liberalization policy

19. Steps to abate Poverty
 Proper distribution of wealth
 Increase stress on education
 Reservation of seats in government jobs
 More poverty reduction programmes
 Empowerment of women and economically weaker
sections of the society
 Development planning

20. Conclusion
 The indicators are showing positive signs
 India has to go a long way to become a superpower
 Fresh weakness will emerge
 Wrong to say that our country has not made a substantial
all round progress
 Serious issues like growing poverty can impact the overall
development of the next superpowers