in developing country like India poverty is the biggest cause of deprivation justify the statement in 10 points..
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There are many ways of defining and estimating poverty in a country, such as India. For example, the Tendulkar Committee in India based its calculations of subsistence level on the requirement of cereal, pulses, milk, edible oil, non-vegetarian items, vegetables, fresh fruits, dry fruits, sugar, salt & spices, other food, fuel, clothing, footwear, education, medical (non-institutional and institutional), entertainment, personal & toilet goods, other goods, other services and durables. Hence, as per Tendulkar Committee methodology, the national poverty line (in Rs per capita per month) for the year 2011-12 was calculated at Rs 816 for rural areas and Rs 1000 for urban areas. Using this methodology, the National Sample Survey Organisation estimated poverty at 21.9% of the population (269 million) in 2011-12. That means in the category of poor fell the people whose daily income was less than Rs 27 a day in villages and Rs 33 a day in cities. On the other hand, the subsequent Rangarajan Committee pegged the poverty line at Rs 32 in rural areas and Rs 47 in urban areas. On this basis, the number of poor living below the poverty line in India in 2011-2012 was revised to 29.5% of the population (363 million).
In contrast, the international poverty line as updated in October 2015 by the World Bank stands at US$1.90 per day (2011 PPP). In 2011, 21.2% of the total population in India was estimated to be living below this poverty line, as per the World Bank data.
Household expenditure is considered for calculating the poverty count in India. In this method, the purchasing power of people for buying food and some essential non-food items is taken into account. In the last few years, though the condition in cities continues to be more or less the same, the government welfare programmes have really helped reduce the incidence of poverty in rural India. Schemes such as MGNREGS have resulted in a decrease in the poverty in rural areas at a faster pace than their urban counterparts.
But in spite of all the attempts, the overall number of poor in India is still increasing and becoming a hurdle. Poverty is just like a disease to which many other problems such as crime, low-paced development, etc are associated. There are number of people in India who still live on the streets and beg for the whole day to eat a meal. Underprivileged children are unable to attend school and, and those have the opportunity drop out after a year or so. People below poverty line live in unhygienic conditions and are so prone to many health problems. With this, the vicious cycle of poor health, lack of education and more poverty keeps on increasing.
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