Poverty in India
Poverty in India is to be defined when a number of peoples are unable to satisfy the basic needs of life The poverty scenario of country is much euphoric growth rate of Gross Domestic Product seems to be a partial success .The poverty definition may be difference in country to country. According to an expert group of Planning Commission, poverty line in rural areas are drawn with an intake of 2400 calories in rural areas and 2100 calories in urban areas. If the person is unable to get that minimum level of calories is considered as being below poverty line. The Planning Commission made a survey for finding out the number of persons below poverty line and estimated that 18.96% of the total peoples live below poverty line as of the year 1993-94. The poverty in India categories in two parts first one is rural and second is urban.
Rural Poverty in India
India is rural country, and people depend on agriculture in rural area. There is higher concentration of poverty in the rural India as to the given statistics. For rural poverty in India has palming following.
- Small Farmers Development Programme
- Draught Area Development Programme
- Food For Work Programme
- Minimum Needs Programme
- Integrated Rural Development Programme
- National Rural Employment Programme
- Rural Labor Employment Guaranty Programme
- Assurance on Employment
Urban Poverty in India
India is stepping forward for becoming a country with more urbanized. The recent experiences tell that the urban areas are facing the same problem of poverty as of the rural areas. The Indian government has following planning for urban poverty
- Nehru Rozgar Yojana
- Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
- National Social Assistance Programme
- Urban Basic Services for the Poor Programme