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Flow Chart Chapter 3

The document discusses poverty, its causes, and government steps to address it. It defines poverty as failing to earn enough income for basic needs. Key causes of poverty mentioned include rapid population growth among the poor, unemployment due to failures in agriculture, and unequal land distribution. The government has implemented various programs targeting poverty alleviation through employment generation, rural development schemes, food security programs, and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

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Flow Chart Chapter 3

The document discusses poverty, its causes, and government steps to address it. It defines poverty as failing to earn enough income for basic needs. Key causes of poverty mentioned include rapid population growth among the poor, unemployment due to failures in agriculture, and unequal land distribution. The government has implemented various programs targeting poverty alleviation through employment generation, rural development schemes, food security programs, and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

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POVERTY

It has been defined as a situation in which a person fails to earn sufficient income
to buy bare means of subsistence.

Indicators of Poverty

Lack of access Lack of job Lack of access Illiteracy level Sanitation


of safe drinking opportunity. to health care.
water.

Leads to

Social
Vulnerability
Exclusion

The poor having to live only in a poor Poverty is a measure which describes
surroundings with other poor people. the greater probability of certain
communities of becoming, or remaining,
poor in the coming years.

CAUSES OF POVERTY

Rapid Growth of Our Agricultural Unequal Distribution Social


Population Sector has Failed of Land Factors
Particularly among the To generate much Due to which rural poor Lending money for
poor population is employment could not improve the social obligations like
considered a major opportunities for the way of living. festivals and marriages
cause of Indian farm labourers. forces the poor into
poverty. debt.

STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION

These are basically programmes – addressing to the poor – targeting anti-poverty

Prime Rural Swarna Pradhan Antyodaya National Mahatma Gandhi


Minister Employment Jayanti Gram Mantri AnnaYojana Food for National Rural
Rojgar Generation Swarojgar Gramodaya Work Employment
Yojana Programme Yojana Yojana Programme Guarantee Act
launched in launched in launched in launched in launched for launched in passed in 2005,
1993 to 1995 to 1999 aimed 2000. the poorest 2004. it provides 100
create self- create self- at bringing of poors and days of
employment employment the assisted elders. employment
opportunities opportunities poor families every year to
in rural areas in rural areas. above the every rural
and small poverty line. household in
towns for 200 districts.
educated
unemployed.

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