Class 9 Social Science — Chapter 3: Poverty as a Challenge

What you'll learn

• ▸Dimensions of Poverty
• ▸Poverty as seen by Social Scientists
• ▸The Poverty Line Concept
• ▸Poverty Estimates and Trends in India
• ▸Vulnerable Groups and Inter-State Disparities
• ▸Global Poverty Scenario
• ▸Causes of Poverty in India
• ▸Anti-Poverty Measures and Schemes
• ▸The Concept of Human Poverty

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 3 Chapter Poverty as a Challenge Overview This chapter deals with one of the challenges faced by independent India— poverty. After discussing this multi- dimensional problem through examples, the chapter discusses the way poverty is analysed by social scientists. Poverty trends in India and the world are illustrated through the concept of the poverty line. Causes of poverty as well as anti-poverty measures taken by the government are also discussed. The chapter ends with broadening the official concept of poverty into human poverty. Introduction In our daily life, we come across many people who we think are poor. They could be landless labourers in villages or people living in overcrowded jhuggis in cities. NITI Aayog uses Multidimensional Poverty Index to analyse the problem of poverty faced by the country. The ratio of multidimensional poverty has fallen from approximately 55 per cent in …

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1. Explain human poverty simply. Get Solution →
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4. What is the name of the 33-year-old daily-wage labourer from the urban case study? Get Solution →
5. In the rural case study, Lakha Singh's family lives in a village near which city in Uttar Pradesh? Get Solution →
6. What was the accepted average calorie requirement per person per day in rural areas for determining the poverty line? Get Solution →
7. According to Mahatma Gandhi, when would India be truly independent? Get Solution →
8. Which government organization in India evolved and uses the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI)? Get Solution →

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