Poverty is defined as the inability to afford minimum consumption requirements for life, health and efficiency. It is measured using absolute and relative definitions. Absolute poverty looks at calorie intake and minimum expenditure criteria, while relative poverty makes comparisons within a location. Statistics show that in India, 50% lack proper shelter, 70% lack decent toilets, 35% lack nearby water, and many villages lack secondary schools and roads. The main causes of poverty are rapidly rising population, low agricultural productivity, underutilized resources, low economic growth, price rises, lack of capital and entrepreneurs, unemployment, and unequal income distribution. Suggested remedies include increasing economic growth, agricultural development, price stability, population control, more employment, and

1. POVERTY

2. What is poverty??????
 It is the inability to get minimum consumption
requirements for life, health and efficiency.
 The term poverty is used in two ways:
1. Absolute Poverty
i) calories intake (2400 calories in rural area and
2100 in urban area)
i) Minimum consumption expenditure criteria(for rural
areas the national poverty line is estimated at Rs 816
per capita per month and Rs. 1,000 per capita per
month in urban areas. )
2.Relative Poverty (comparative analysis)-Relative
poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the
location or society in which people live.

3. Poverty in India - Statistics
- 50% of Indians don’t have proper shelter;
- 70% don’t have access to decent toilets (which inspires a multitude
of bacteria to host their own disease party);
- 35% of households don’t have a nearby water source;
- 85% of villages don’t have a secondary
- Over 40% of these same villages don’t have proper roads connecting
them.

4. CAUSES OF POVERTY
Main causes of Poverty in India
1. Rapidly Rising Population
2. Low Productivity in Agriculture
3. Under Utilized Resources
4. Low Rate of Economic Development
5.Price Rise
6. Shortage of Capital and Able Entrepreneurship
7. Social Factors:

5. 8.Unemployment
9.Capital deficiency
10.lack of proper industrialization
11. Unequal distribution of income

6. SUGGESTIONS OR REMEDIES
1. INCREASE IN ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE
2. DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE
3. STABILITY IN PRICE LEVEL
4. CHECK ON INCREASE IN POPULATION
5. INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT
6. EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
7. EFFECTIVE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM………