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Poverty As A Challenge
Graph: Poverty Ratio in Selected Indian States, 1999-2000.
Source: Economic Survey 2001-02, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Study the Graph 3.2 and do the following:
(i) Identify the three states where the poverty ratio is the highest.
(ii) Identify the three states where poverty ratio is the lowest.
(i)The poverty ratio is the highest in states like Orissa, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
(ii)The poverty ratio is the lowest in the states like Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
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Identify the social and economic groups which are most vulnerable to poverty in India.
Give an account of the interstate disparities in poverty in India.
Describe global poverty trends.
Describe current government strategy of poverty alleviation.
What do you understand by human poverty?
Who are the poorest of the poor?
What are the main features of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005?
Every __________ person is poor in India.
How many crore of people live in poverty in India?
How much calories per person per day are recommended in India?
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