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POVERTYBhanu MadaanTECH53749
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Introduction
Complex societal issue
Characterised by: Hunger Lack of shelter Lack of clothing
Two types: Absolute – Pertains to physical health Relative – Pertains to living standards
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Criteria
Value of goods needed to sustain one adult
International poverty line - US$ 1.25 per day (PPP)
Indian yardstick: Urban: Rs 30 a day Rural : Rs 27 a day
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Causes Illiteracy
Inefficacious management of resources: Grains rotting in open Obnoxious subsidies
Pervasive corruption Loopholes in govt. funded schemes
(PDS, TRYSEM etc.) Policy paralysis
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Profundity in India
Home to third of the world's poor (according to UN)
32.7% fall below the international poverty line
68.7% live on less than US$ 2 per dayRural : 216.5 million poorUrban : 52.8 million poor
16% of urban households without a toilet; 46% without a flush system
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Major contributors
Chhattisgarh - the poorest40 per cent below the poverty
line
Seven states – Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh – account for 61 per cent of India's total poor
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Comparison
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Projections30 years to remove
unemployment (at10 million jobs per year)
Poverty to fall to 22% by 2015 (UN report)
Urbanization to grow at 4% per year
Slum population to grow at 5% per year
Twelve million more urban slums by 2017
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Possible solutions
Focus on EDUCATION :Promotes entrepreneurshipElicits innovationConstitutes jobsInduces versatilityCreates awarenessBuilds confidence
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Primary healthcare
Network of government sponsored doctors
Awareness campaigns through visual media
Equal access for everyone (Polio eradication – an example)Promotion of generic drugs
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Welcome FDI
Propels competition among Indian brands
Up gradation of technical expertise
Mitigation of government influence
Diversification of jobsReduction in risks through joint
venturesGreater resistance to global
changes
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Second wave of reforms
Delegation of power to statesStringent checks on money
launderingTransparency in RTIAbandonment of politically
appeasing schemesPrivatization of required sectors
such as power
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