Poverty
About Poverty
Poverty is a social phenomenon in which a section of society is unable to meet even its most basic needs, it is more than a lack of income. There are a lot of problems that lead to poverty: lack of education, war, natural disasters, and so on. It does not have any stopping rule. It involves more than a lack of income and productive resources to assure long-term livelihoods. Hunger and malnutrition are some of the consequences faced by the poorer sections also restricted access to education and other basic amenities, social prejudice and isolation, and degree of participation in decision-making. Different social groups face a disproportionate part of the cost of deprivation. And there is no definite solution to irradicate poverty. In low-income nations hunger and malnutrition cause one in every five children to die before reaching the age of five, and half of all children are malnourished. Actual socioeconomic disparities vary by country or region. As a result, even when global indices are improving, situations in particular nations or regions are deteriorating. Regional and national gaps are not narrowing, and the gap between the richest 20 nations and the poorest 20 countries has more than quadrupled in the last 40 years. According to the DAC Guidelines on Poverty Reduction (2001), “Poverty signifies people’s exclusion from socially appropriate living conditions and comprises a spectrum of deprivations.” There are no definite definitions for poverty. Economists generally vary over how to measure poverty. Some economists support evaluating it based on income, whereas others argue for consumption-based measurement.
Poverty is prevalent throughout the world, with over 3 billion people living on less than $2.50 per day. In India, deprivations are vaguely due to a lack of appropriate government policies and the affluent class’s exploitation of the financially weaker segment. Hunger is the ultimate result of poverty. The fact that 5.8 million children die each year from hunger-related causes throughout the world shows the gravity of the situation. (In other words, 16,000 children die every day.) Deprivation is described in terms of the poverty line. It is a point on the distribution line that separates the population into poor and non-poor.
The World Social Summit declared poverty eradication as an ethical, social, political, and economic imperative of humanity, ought the governments to address the root causes of poverty, facilitate bare essentials for all, and ensure that the poor have access to economic opportunities such as credit, education, and training.
Various indexes are used to get an overview of the deprivations worldwide according to various dimensions. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations calculates the Global Hunger Index. The GHI ranks countries on a 100-point scale. The best score of zero represents no hunger, while 100 is the worst, although practically neither of these extremes has been reached. The multidimensional Poverty Index is used to investigate overall populations, sub-groups, or particular deprivations to determine the impact of poverty on various communities. It can be used to present an overview of individuals living in deprivation and enables comparisons between nations, regions, and the worldwide, as well as within countries by cultural minority, urban/rural location, and other household and demography. The World Bank has established an international poverty line of US$1.25 per day, but the World Health Organization considers anyone living on less than US$2 per day to be poor. In rural regions, the standard calorie requirement per person was set at 2400 calories and 2100 calories in urban areas. Recognizing the minimum reductions in poverty, the General Assembly’s 24th special session devoted to reviewing the Copenhagen commitments decided to establish objectives to lower the proportion of people living in severe poverty in half. The Millennium Summit adopted this aim as a Millennium Development Goal.
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The COVID-19 pandemic had reversed the process of global poverty reduction. According to a new Pew Research Center study, the COVID-19 pandemic has a massively negative impact on living standards in India and China in 2020, with the former’s sharp economic decline pushing as many as 7.5 crore people into the ranks of the poor (those making at least $2 or less per day). In comparison, the figure in China is about 10 lakhs, although the country’s economy has slowed but is still growing. The current analysis highlighted upraise in India’s inequality, which has worsened by the epidemic since lower-income groups have suffered the burden of employment and income losses as a result of the repeated lockdowns.
Alleviation of poverty occurs with the growth of the overall economy. Education of Human resources is an essential determinant for economic growth than physical capital Raising Farm income is considered by many researchers as the most important anti-poverty effort. Which can also reduce the food crisis and malnutrition. It is estimated by comparing growth generated in non-agricultural sectors and in agriculture, increased productivity of small farmers is more effective and benefits the poorer half of a country’s population. Also, employment generation is equally crucial as income generation and access to basic amenities. The government runs various public welfare schemes oriented for the poor sections producing employments for the lower economic level people, Free food and clean drinking water, Free education and pieces of training, financial aids for improving housing and sanitation, and free medical facilities. The initial fears that the benefits provided by the welfare programs might encourage families to stay at home than work. The welfare program does affect irradiation of deprivation and increasing the education rate in developing countries.
The various government and private NGOs, oriented towards the poor and underprivileged communities. Raises funds to support the communities by providing adequate access to education, health facilities, food, and water to fight malnutrition. Reduction of poverty could not occur by only improving a few criteria it must be multidirectional. Gender Equality and women empowerment is important aspect since the deprivation is experienced differently by women and men. Programs to reduce poverty are to be approached significantly according to the demographic.
