What programme has the government adopted to help the elderly people and poor and destitute women?

Poverty is the most important problem faced by Indian economy today. In this context, state which human value is needed to deal with the problem of poverty?

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

Do you think Monthly Per Capita Expenditure method is a suitable method to identify the poor? Why?

Write a note on different categories of poverty.

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?

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

Give an evidence of extreme gender inequality.

State the main problems that are generally associated with poverty of the economy.

How is poverty of people categorised?