this appt made on Povert in india

1. Name – R. Nikkitha
Class – IX A
Subject : Social Science
Subject teacher : Sangeetha Garg

2. "The biggest enemy of health in the
developing world is poverty."

4. It is the line of distinction between
the people who can satisfy their
needs and those who can not.
It is calculated by-
 Level of consumption
 Level of income .

5. Types of Poverty
Relative Poverty Absolute Poverty
• Under Relative poverty the
economic conditions of
different regions or countries
is compared. The capita
income and the national
income are the two indicators
of relative poverty.
According to the UNO those
countries are treated poor
whose per capita income is
less than US $725 per year.
• Absolute poverty refers to
the measure of poverty ,
keeping in view the per
capita intake of calories
and minimum level of
consumption .
• Per capita income :
National income
Population

6. Expenditure Method Income Method
Under this the minimum
food requirements for
survival is estimated.
The food value is converted
into calories.
The caloric value of food is
then converted into the
money value i.e. in rupees.
The total equivalent amount
is considered as the poverty
line.
This method is used by the
government while
distributing food through
PDS at the local level.
Under this a poverty line is
fixed by the government.
All the families whose total
income is less than the
poverty line fixed by the
government are considered
as BPL.

7. Surveys to Determine Poverty

9. Causes of Poverty
Lack of education
Natural disasters
Lack of money
Unemployment
Over population
Lack of proper
implementation of
policies
Historical cause
Slow growth of
industrialisation
Poor agriculture
Socio cultural
factor

10. Major causes of extreme poverty
♣Hunger & Malnutrition
♣Limited access to quality health care
♣Insufficient access to sanitary water
♣Limited education

11. STATES POVERTY RATIO(%)
ORISSA 47.2
BIHAR 42.6
MADHYA PRADESH 37.4
ASSAM 36.1
Inter state disparities of poverty
STATES POVERTY RATIO(%)
GUJARAT 14
KERALA 12.7
PUNJAB 6.2
JAMMU & KASHMIR 3.5

12. Anti-poverty Schemes…
 Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana
(PMRY)1993
Rural Employment Generation
Programme(REGP) 1995
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(SGSY) 1999

13. Continuation………
 Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana
(PMGY) 2000
National Food for Work Programme
(NFWP) 2004
National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act (NREGA) 2005

14. Measures to remove poverty
By improving agriculture
sector.
By carrying out land reform
measures.
By setting up more industries.
By giving free and compulsory
education.
By providing more employment
opportunities.
By empowerment of women
and economically weaker
section of society.