What are the occupations of the rural and urban poor?

Discuss the features of poor people.

Government had allocated ₹ 42 crore for the upliftment of Pahadi Korwas, a tribal community. Under this project, a road was developed in the Kach Ketha village costing ₹ 17.44 lakh. However, the officials failed to notice that there was only one Korwa family in that village and they were suffering from acute water shortage. Also, these funds were grossly misappropriated as only 'Lal Mitti' was put over a Kutcha road. As Ramdas says, "Instead of spending ₹ 17.44 lakh of that road, if they had spent a few thousands on improving the damaged well on my land, wouldn't that have been better?"

1. What according to you would have truly benefitted Ramdas Korwa-developing the road or improving the well?
2. ₹ 17.44 lakh were spent on developing the road. Is this cost justified?
3. What values do you find disturbing in the above case?

Is accelerated growth a sufficient condition to ensure removal of poverty within a reasonable period?

It is necessary to sensitise the government officials to be specially sympathetic to the poor people? Why and in what way?

What is poverty? Is there a definite way to identify people living in poverty?

How is poverty of people categorised?

What is Jail cost of living? How is it estimated?

How calorie norms are fixed for average rural person and average urban person in India for poverty line?

How did the two scholars Shaheen Rafi Khan and Damian Killen envisage poverty?