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on these estimates, 2.9 percent of the population in Suriname (17 thousand people in 2021) is multidimensionally poor while an additional 4.0 percent is classified as vulnerable to multidimensional poverty (25 thousand people in 2021).
Chapter 3 of Class 9 Economics discusses the problem of poverty through examples and the way poverty is seen in social sciences. Poverty trends in India and the world are illustrated through the concept of the poverty line.
8 kwi 2024 · Chapter 3 of Class 9 Economics talks about poverty using examples and explains how poverty is studied in social sciences. It discusses poverty trends in India and worldwide using the idea of the poverty line. The reasons for poverty and the government's efforts to reduce it are also covered.
18 mar 2017 · Overview. (i) Poverty as a challenge faced by independent India. (ii) Poverty in social sciences. (iii) Concept of Poverty line. (iv) Causes of poverty. (v) Anti-poverty measures taken by the government. (vi) Official concept of poverty into human poverty. Introduction.
Poverty Estimates. It is clear from Table 3.1 that there is a substantial decline in poverty ratios in India from about 45 per cent in 1993-94 to 37.2 per cent in 2004–05. The proportion of people below poverty line further came down to about 22 per cent in 2011–12.
Poverty Line Poverty line is an imaginary line used by any country to determine its poverty. It is considered appropriate by a country according to its existing social norms. It varies from time to time, place to place and country to country.
Orissa, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh are the three poorest states in India with their people living below the poverty line being 47, 42 and 37 per cent, respectively. Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are the three better-off states in India as far as poverty is concerned.
