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Poverty in India

Have a look around you and tell me what you see? Do you see beggars on the
streets, outside of shops, and on the roads? What about rickshaw-pullers arguing
with a customer for an extra ten rupees? Are you aware of the crime rate and drug
abuse even by children in our society? Now, there could be multiple reasons, but
poverty in India seems to be the prominent cause behind these issues.

India is the second-most populous nation in the world, with about 1.2 billion people.
Our country has experienced growth rates of up to 10% over multiple years and is
one of the largest economies in the world. However, only a tiny fraction of the Indian
population has availed benefits from the stunning economic boom so far. Most of the
people in India still live in abject poverty. That’s why it’s essential to understand the
concept of poverty as a challenge in India.

Introduction of Poverty in India


The world has been going through increased urbanisation for numerous years now.
Urbanisation has offered enhanced growth, a reliable food supply, economies of
scale, stable public services and various other benefits, including huge markets that
contribute to education, businesses, and innovation. However, while these
developments are beneficial in the long run, it has also introduced a few adverse
outcomes.

As the population grows at an unusual pace, the majority of communities are


overwhelming cities that lack proper infrastructure and municipal organisations to
manage the increasing challenges. It is a problematic issue in India, where there are
urban slums and other areas with intensive population growth.
Challenges of Poverty
One of the toughest challenges experienced by independent India is poverty and it
further brings more challenges in life.

Effects on Health: This biggest challenge of poverty is poor health. People who
suffer from poverty have no access to sufficient food, proper clothing, medical
facilities and a clean environment. The lack of these basic needs leads to poor
health. Most of them even suffer from malnutrition, and they don’t even have enough
money to visit a doctor.

Effects on Society: There are a lot of challenges of poverty faced by society.

 First, the violence and crime rate increases a lot. Due to unemployment and
marginalization, poor people usually indulge in unfair practices like prostitution, theft
and other criminal activities.

 Second, people are generally homeless, so they sleep on roadsides, making it


unsafe for them, mostly women and children.

 Third, poverty forces people to send their kids to work rather than putting them in
schools. On average, poor families send their children at the age of 5 years only.

Effects on Economy: Poverty is directly correlated to the success of the economy


for a country. The number of people living under the poverty line reflects how
powerful the economy is.

These are some of the prominent examples of poverty in India that people face daily.
Consequences of Poverty in India
India also faces an elevated risk of disease and health care systems struggle to
support and can’t respond efficiently. Almost 800 million people in India are marked
as poor, and most of them live in the countryside while keeping afloat with odd jobs.
The lack of employment, which offers a liveable wage in most rural areas, is driving a
lot of Indians into swiftly developing metropolitan areas like Delhi, Mumbai,
Bangalore, and Calcutta. Even there, most of them lead a life of poverty and despair
in massive slums made up of several corrugated ironworks, without enough drinking
water supply, without garbage disposal, electricity, and various other necessities.

Furthermore, such consequences of poverty in India cause diseases like cholera,


dysentery, and typhus, in which particularly kids suffer and die. So, poverty in India
mostly affects kids, families and individuals in a wide range of different ways like:

 High infant mortality

 Malnutrition

 Child labour

 Lack of education

 Child marriage

 HIV / AIDS

Projects on Poverty in India


Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP): It was first introduced in 1978-
79 and universalized from 2nd October 1980, to offer assistance to the rural poor in
the form of subsidy and bank credit for effective employment opportunities through
successive plan periods.

Jawahar Rozgar Yojana/Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana: The JRY was


introduced to create meaningful employment opportunities for the unemployed and
underemployed in rural parts of the country through the formation of economic
infrastructure, community and social assets.

Food for Work Programme: It focuses on improving food security through wage
employment. Foodgrains are supplied to states for free; thus, the supply of food
grains from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns has been slow.

Rural Housing – Indira Awaas Yojana: The Indira Awaas Yojana (LAY)
programme is meant to offer free housing to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in
rural areas and keep up the targets would be the households of SC/STs.

CONCLUSION-

In the end, we understood what poverty in India all about and how knows the causes
and consequences can help us fight poverty and make India a better place.

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