Poverty in India

Poverty is a serious and sustainable issue in India. India will become a world economic superpower in the coming decades. The speculation of this rapidly growing economy has caused enormous social and economic problems in this country and has been neglected by the government. In this article I will explain recent population growth in India, urban growth, emerging economies, and government corruption. Together, these factors lead to an increase in inequality in the supply of basic social needs, food, water, shelter, medical and education broaden the disparity between the rich and poor in the country It was.

Indian poverty is widespread, historical reality. Rapid economic growth since 1991 has led to a sharp decline in India's extremely poor population. However, people above the poverty line are living a fragile economic life. The lack of fundamental essentials such as safe drinking water, sanitation, dwelling, sanitation and malnutrition can affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people. The World Bank represents poverty based on living on less than $ 1.90 per day. It is estimated that there are 872.3 million people below the world's poverty line, of which 179.6 million people live in India. In other words, India, accounting for 17.5% of the world's total population, accounted for 20.6% of the world's poorest in 2014. It is estimated that 58% of the total Indian population in the same year lived at less than $ 3.10 a day.

Due to its extent and strength, the incidence of poverty in India is of great concern to policy analysts and academic researchers. According to the national poverty line estimation, the poverty rate in 2004-2005 is 27.5%, and more than a quarter of the Indian population live below the poverty line. Furthermore, absolutely, India still has 301.7 billion poor people, most of which are seriously or severely deprived of in determining the norms needed for survival.

The poverty level in India is unprecedented and most people are below the poverty line. According to India's National Poverty Line, 27.5% of India's population has been in poverty for a long time. Although the population of India is increasing, one quarter of the population is still poverty and access to basic food and medical facilities is difficult (ADB, 2011). In absolute numbers, the number of poor people in India is 130.7 million people, it is not surprising that India's largest slum area exists (ADB, 2011). Therefore, in order to reduce India's poverty, it has been claimed that policies should aim at the development of physical infrastructure, economic infrastructure (financial services), social infrastructure (health and education). Due to the small population of India, India has many safety net programs and social protection programs.