Question

Write short notes on poverty line

Answer 1

Poverty means not having enough money for basic needs such as food, drinking water, shelter, or toilets. Many people in different countries live in poverty, especially in developing areas of Africa, Latin America and some parts Asia.

Poverty is caused by illiteracy.

There are different ways to measure poverty. The World Bank says that extreme poverty is when someone has less than US$1 a day to live on (that dollar is an ideal one)

Answer 2

• The poverty line is defined as the minimum level of income required to achieve an adequate standard of living.
• The people who are living below the poverty line are known as BPL or Below Poverty Line.
• The people who are living below the poverty line includes landless labors, daily wages earners, and unemployed people.
• Entrepreneurship may be a way to lift people above the poverty line.