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Poverty in India

ICSE · Class 9 · Economics

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Meaning of Poverty and Poverty Line

  • Poverty means a situation in which a person cannot earn enough income to buy minimum needs of subsistence.
  • Minimum needs include nutritious food, clothing, housing, clean water, education, and health facilities.
  • Poverty line is the cut-off point that divides people into poor and non-poor.
2

Classification of Poor People

  • Poor people are divided into chronic poor and transient poor.
  • Chronic poor includes always poor and usually poor.
  • Always poor are people who remain poor all the time.
3

Types of Poverty

  • Absolute poverty studies poverty within a country in terms of consumption levels.
  • Relative poverty compares income levels between people, regions, or countries.
  • Absolute poverty means a person cannot meet minimum consumption requirements for health and work efficiency.
4

Poverty Line in India

  • India uses calorie intake as the base for defining the poverty line.
  • Rural minimum calorie intake is 2,400 calories per person per day.
  • Urban minimum calorie intake is 2,100 calories per person per day.

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