Question

Identify the social and economic groups which are most vulnerable to poverty in India
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Answer 1

Answer:

(a) The social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are scheduled     caste and scheduled tribe households.

(b) Similarly, among the economic groups, the most vulnerable groups are the rural agricultural labour households and the urban casual labour households.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The proportion of people below poverty line is not the same for all social groups and economic categories in India. The social groups of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, and the economic groups of rural agricultural labourers and urban casual labourers are the ones most vulnerable to poverty. The poverty ratios for each of these groups are higher than the average Indian poverty ratio. Apart from these groups, women, elderly people and female infants are considered to be the poorest of the poor.

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