Question

analyse the factors responsible for contributing to decline in poverty in Kerala Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu and Punjab

Answer 1

kerala -human resource development
Tamil nadu -public distribution of food grains
Punjab -high agricultural growth rates

Answer 2

(i)Kerala has focused more on human resource development.

(ii) In West Bengal, land reform measures have helped in reducing poverty.

(iii) In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu public distribution of food grains could have been responsible for reducing poverty.

(iv) States like Punjab and Haryana have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of high agricultural growth rates.