Poor People are those which are suffering from poverty and are not able to meet their basic necessities
PROBLEMS OF POOR
They suffer from problems like:
1. Malnutrition and Starvation
They are not able to afford even 2 meals a day
2 .Illiteracy
They do not even have basic literacy and are not able to read and write
Hence, they have very little economic opportunities
3. Disease
Many suffer from ill health due to lack of sanitation and proper hygiene
4. Gender inequality
Poor women suffer discrimination and do not get proper food and education
Children born are also weak and less likely to survive
5. Indebtedness
Many borrow money from private moneylenders who charge high rate of interest
Most of their earning is spend on paying this interest and hence they remain indebted for ever
Because of these problems, poor suffer from Poverty Trap
Poor in Rural Areas vs Poor in Urban Areas
1. Poor in Rural Areas
They have no or very little lands
They either work as landless labourers or as tenant cultivators
They also do lot of non agricultural jobs in villages like rearing sheep or livestock
2. Urban Poor
Many poor from villages migrate to cities during off season
They work as laborer's at construction sites
Many of them also are self employed and sell vegetables and fruits at road side or work as rickshaw pullers
NCERT Questions
Question 9
Illustrate the difference between rural and urban poverty.
Is it correct to say that poverty has shifted from rural to urban areas?
Use the trends in poverty ratio to support your answer.
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1. Poor in Rural Areas
They have no or very little lands
They either work as landless labourers or as tenant cultivators
They also do lot of non agriultural jobs in villages like rearing sheep or livestock
2. Urban Poor
They work as labourers at construction sites
Many of them also are self employed and sell vegetables and fruits at road side or work as rickshaw pullers
Many poor from villages migrate to cities during off season in search of employment opportunities
The number of poor in rural areas reduced from 261.3 million in 1973-74 to 170.3 million in 2004-05.\
In the same period, poor in urban increased from 60 million to 68.2 million
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Question 1
In the following questions, select the correct answers:
Which of the following is a characteristic of poor people?
- Poor Health
- Smaller Families
- Debt Trap
- Gender Inequality
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A. Poor Health
C. Debt Trap
D. Gender Inequality
Explanation
They have the following characteristics:
1. Malnutrition and Starvation
They are not able to afford even 2 meals a day
2. Illiteracy
They do not even have basic literacy and are not able to read and write
Hence, they have very little economic opportunities
3. Disease
Many suffer from ill health due to lack of sanitation and proper hygiene
4. Gender inequality
Poor women suffer discrimination and do not get proper food and education
Children born are also weak and less likely to survive
5. Indebtedness
Many borrow money from private moneylenders who charge high rate ofinterest
Most of their earning is spend on paying this interest and hence they remain indebted for ever
Question 2
What is the main reason of poverty in India in urban areas?
- Lack of professional education
- Unequal distribution of income
- Lack of family planning of income facilities
- Money inflation
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A. Lack of professional education
Explanation
Because of lack of professional education people in urban areas don’t get enough opportunity to fulfill their
financial requirements so it leads to poverty in urban areas.