Poverty in Pakistan

PRESENTED BY :ERUM AZIZUMER TARIQ

LETS WALK BAREFOOT THROUGH THE WORLD OF POVERTY

Narrated Hakim bin Hizam The Prophet said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it)…."  

96 hadith found in 'Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)' of Sahih Bukhari.

“It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.”   ~Bill Vaughan

WHAT IS POVERTY??

“ A CERTAIN LEVEL OF MATERIAL DEPRIVATION ,BELOW WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERS PHYSICALLY,EMOTINALLY AND SOCIALLY”.

www.environment.gov.za/Enviro-Info/sote/nsoer/general/glossary.htm

WIKIPEDIA SAYS POVERTY IS OF 2 TYPES:

ABSOLUTE

POVERTY

• LACK OF BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ,LIKE CLEAN WATER,NUTRITION,HEALTH CARE,EDUCATION,CLOTHING AND SHELTER.

RELATIVE

POVERTY

• THE CONDITION OF HAVING FEWER RESOURCES OR LESSER INCOME AS COMPARED TO OTHERS,WITHIN A SOCIETY OR A COUNTRY,OR AS COMPARED TO WORLDWIDE AVERAGES.

Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better one’s life.—World Bank

POVERTY is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity. It means lack of basic capacity to participate effectively in society. It means not having enough to feed and clothe a family, not having a school or clinic to go to, not having the land on which to grow one’s food or a job to earn one’s living, not having access to credit. —United Nations

POVERTY IN PAKISTAN

STATISTICS

According to a study conducted by the Centre for Research on Poverty and Income Distribution (CRPID), 63 % of poor in Pakistan fall in the category of 'transitory poor‘.

The remaining 32 % and 5 % of the population that falls below the poverty line are 'chronic' and 'extremely poor', respectively.

Similarly, on the other side, 13 % and 21 % of total non-poor (above the poverty line) are classified as 'transitory vulnerable' and 'transitory non-poor', respectively..

Number of rural poor (million, approximate) (2009)

38,638,813.0

Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) (1999)

35.9

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) (1999)

32.6

Income share held by lowest 20% (2005)

9.1

POVERTY AND GENDER

The society invests far less in women than men .

Female literacy in Pakistan is 43.6% compared to Male literacy at 68.2%, as of 2008.

CAUSES OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN

POPULATION PRESSURE

SUDDEN FLUCTUATION IN DEMAND AND SUPPLY

SHORTAGE OF CAPITAL

MARKET IMPERFECTION

LOW LITERACY RATE

UNEMPLOYMENT

EFFECTS OF POVERTY

BAD HEALTH

HUNGER AND PAIN

CRIME

MURDER

THEFT

violence

DRUG ABUSE

illiteracy

WHAT HAS GOVERNMENT DONE TO ERADICATE POVERTY??

Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).

Emergency Relief PackagesHealth Insurance.Peoples’ Works Program (PWP) ‐I & II.Pakistan Bait‐ul‐ Mal (PBM).Employees’ Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI).Zakat.

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