Poverty

THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF HEALTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD IS POVERTY.

Poverty level in India 

You can write about India being poverty stuck nation. One fourth of population is poor. Indian poor comprises one third of total poor in world.

Concept

The concept of poverty in India is mainly based on calorie intake & subsistence income required to carry on day to day activities. International poverty lines are defined by UNO "AMARTYA SEN" a nobel laureate has a different approach to poverty as capability deprivation.

Measurement of Poverty 

Measurement of Poverty is an essential step as it  would tell us which policies & in which capacity are required to fight poverty. Head count ration is one of the measure to calculate absolute number of poor below poverty line.

Steps & policies 

Various policies have been implemented to lower the level of poverty. Recently,a food security bill has been passed which would allow consumers to buy food grains at very low price.

By: Ms. Sandeep Kaur