Poverty — Important Questions

Low per capita consumption expenditure, High infant mortality rate, Low life expectancy, Lack of safe drinking water

Poverty indicators include low consumption expenditure, high infant mortality, low life expectancy, and lack of basic facilities. High literacy rate indicates development, not poverty.

It only considers calorie consumption

The traditional poverty line is criticized as 'starvation line' because it only takes calorie consumption into account and ignores other basic needs like housing, education, and healthcare.

Colonial exploitation by British, Destruction of local industries, Zamindari system

British colonial rule exploited India through unfavorable trade policies, destroyed local industries, and established the zamindari system. Green Revolution was a positive development.

$1.90 per day

The World Bank set the international poverty line at $1.90 per day for 2015, updated from $1.25 per day in 2005 and $1.00 per day in 1990.