Poverty as a challenge

Question 1

What is poverty?

Answer 1

The lack of basic needs is called poverty.

Question 2

Who is poor?

Answer 2

A person with less income then the poverty line is poor.

Question 3

Poorest states?

Answer 3

Orissa and Bihar

Question 4

Reason for poverty in India?

Answer 4

• Rule of Britishers and their bad policies, leading to no development.
• Unequal distribution of land and resources.
• Many policies but bad implementation.
• Small farmers take loans from big farmers and then are unable to repay it.
• High population, less jobs.

Question 5

Steps taken by government to reduce poverty?

Answer 5

-Prime minister Rozgar yojana (1993)
- Rural employment program (1995)
- Swarnajayanti gram Swarozgar yojana (1999)
- National Rural Employment guarantee act (2005)

Question 6

Prime minister Rozgar yojana (1993)

Answer 6

Helps educated people in rural areas to start their own business.

Question 7

Rural employment program (1995)

Answer 7

Helps people to start their own small business in villages and small cities.

Question 8

Swarnajayanti gram Swarozgar yojana (1999)

Answer 8

Lifts people out of poverty by providing subsidy and cheap loans.

Question 9

National rural employment guarantee act (2005)

Answer 9

• Gov provides 100 days of employment to people.
• 1/3rd of jobs are reserved for women.
• If gov fails to provide employment within 15 days, the person is eligible for daily unemployment allowance