Economics

1. GROUP : ECONOMICS
SUBJECT : POVERTY
TOPIC : CAUSES OF POVERTY
MEMBER NAME:
Muneera Jasdanwala
Heena Shaikh

3. CAUSES OF POVERTY
POOR IMPLEMENTATION OF LAND REFORMS
• Land reforms are enacted in the parliament in favour
of poor farmers
• Even though the Government has introduced land
reforms, such reforms have not benefited the poor
people
• These reforms not been implemented properly and
till date rich landlords continue to dominate the
village economy

6. NATURAL CALAMITIES
• The poor people in India are exposed to all types of
natural calamities like flood, cyclones, earthquakes,
tsunamis, etc
• This forces them to remain poor

7. ILLITERACY
• The Indian education system itself is faulty
• It is theoretical rather than practical, which has led to
unemployment and poverty

8. INFLATION
• Inflation means rise in general price levels
• The scarcity of goods and services on one hand and
limited income on the other hand adds to the
growing inflation
• When prices rise, the purchasing power of the poor
people falls, hence the poor become poorer

10. INFLATION
• Vegetable price:-
• The tomato prices in June
15, 2016 were Rs. 50 per kgs.
However, in July 15, 2016
was Rs 80 per kg
• The prices of onions in June
15, 2016 was Rs 40 per kg
and in July 15, 2016 was Rs
80 per kg

11. REGIONAL DISPARITIES
• Regional disparity means
unequal development among
regions or states
• Wide regional disparity exists
in India
• Bihar, Rajasthan, Orissa,
Uttar Pradesh are backward
states

12. TEST YOUR SELF
• What are the causes of poverty?
• Explain inflation
• How does natural calamities cause poverty?
• What is regional disparities?

13. ACTIVITY
• Quiz
• Unequal distribution of income and wealth among the people is
called _______ (equality, inequality, disparities)
• _______ means rise in general price levels (inflation, deflation,
recession)
• Land reforms are the enactment in the parliament in favour of
_____ farmers (Rich, poor, landlords)
• ______ means unequal development among regions / states (state
disparity, region disparity, inequality)
• A considerable amount of population in India is _______
(illiterate, semi-literate and literate)