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Poverty As A Challenge
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Discuss the major reasons for poverty in India.

Answer

The major reasons for poverty in India are discussed below:


(i) One historical reason is the low level of economic development under the British Colonial administration.
(ii)The policies of the Colonial government ruined traditional handicrafts and discouraged development of Industries like textile.

(iii)With the spread of irrigation and the Green Revolution many job opportunities were created in the agricultural sector. But the effects were limited to some parts of India.

(iv)Another reason of high poverty rate has been the huge income inequalities.
(v)One of the major reasons for this is the unequal distribution of land and other reasources.

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