describe the major cause of poverty in india
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Explanation:
The policies of the colonial government ruined and devasted all traditional handicrafts and discouraged the development of industries like textiles. Unequal distribution of land and resources is another vital cause for poverty in India. ... Inequality in earning the income of the people is also a wide cause for poverty.
Explanation:
1. Lack of Inclusive Economic Growth:
The first important reason for mass poverty prevailing in India is lack of adequate economic growth in India. In the first three decades of planned development (1951-81) in India, annual average growth in national income had been 3.6 per cent.
2. Sluggish Agricultural Performance and Poverty:
Many economists have pointed out that in the year of good agricultural output, poverty ratio declines. Good performance in agriculture leads to more employment opportunities and fall in prices of food grains. More employment opportunities and lower food price cause poverty ratio to decline. The experience of Punjab and Haryana shows that with agricultural growth through use of new high yielding technology (popularly called green revolution), poverty ratio can be significantly reduced.
3. Non-implementation of Land Reforms:
Equitable access to land is an important measure of poverty reduction. Access to adequate land, a productive asset, is necessary for fuller employment of members of an agricultural household. Most of the rural poor are agricultural labourers (who are generally landless) and self-employed small farmers owning less than 2 acres of land.