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Poverty in India

ICSE · Class 11 · Economics

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1. Meaning of Poverty and Poverty Line

  • Poverty in India is a situation in which an individual fails to earn income sufficient to buy minimum needs of subsistence.
  • Minimum needs of subsistence include a reasonable nutritional diet, minimum clothing, housing, health facilities, clean water, and education.
  • Poverty is not only lack of income, but also lack of access to basic necessities.
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2. Types and Classification of Poor People

  • People are divided into poor and non-poor, but there are different types within each group.
  • Chronic or structural poor include always poor and usually poor.
  • Transient or temporarily poor include churning poor and occasionally poor.
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3. Vicious Circle of Poverty

  • Nurkse explained poverty through the idea of the vicious circle of poverty.
  • A country is poor because it is poor. Poverty causes poverty to continue.
  • The vicious circle is a self-reinforcing process.
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4. Estimates and Trends of Poverty in India

  • Official poverty data is made available by the Planning Commission.
  • Poverty estimates are based on consumption expenditure data collected by NSSO.
  • NSSO conducts surveys every 5 years.

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