Question 4 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 3 Class 9 Economics - Poverty as a Challenge - Economics

How is the regular growth of population a major cause of poverty in India? Explain.

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The regular growth of the population is a major cause of poverty in India in the following ways:

1. Pressure on resources has increased.
   
   
2. Unemployment has increased.
   
   
3. This led to an increase in the rate of depletion of resources.
   
   
4. The number of people belonging to below the poverty line has increased.
   
   
5. The growth rate of per capita income has become low.

*Write any 3 points.

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