Give two reasons for the existing economic inequality in India.

The reasons for the existing economic inequality are:
(a) Illiteracy: In our rural areas most of the people are illiterate. These illiterate peasants and workers who can neither read nor write fall prey to the cunning money lenders who cheat them of even their small holdings.
(b) Big disparity in the ownership of land: In spite of land reforms in India, the ownership of land is one of the major causes of economic inequality. Especially in village while there are few rich farmers owning big farms, thereare also landless labourers.