Question

Identify the major reasons for poverty described in the chapter

Answer 1

The main reason behind the poverty in India are as follow:

1. Increase rate of rising population: An average of 17 million perople are added every year to the population which raises the demand for consumption goods considerably.
2. Less productivity in agriculture: In agriculture, the productivity is very low due to fragmented holdings, lack of capital, and use of primitive methods, etc.
3. Less utilization of resources: less utilization of resources have resulted in low production in agriculture sector.