POVERTYBhanu MadaanTECH53749

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

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

Causes Illiteracy

Inefficacious management of resources: Grains rotting in open Obnoxious subsidies

Pervasive corruption Loopholes in govt. funded schemes

(PDS, TRYSEM etc.) Policy paralysis

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

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

Comparison

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

Possible solutions

Focus on EDUCATION :Promotes entrepreneurshipElicits innovationConstitutes jobsInduces versatilityCreates awarenessBuilds confidence

Primary healthcare

Network of government sponsored doctors

Awareness campaigns through visual media

Equal access for everyone (Polio eradication – an example)Promotion of generic drugs

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

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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