Name – Dharmadeep

School – Podar International School

Bhavnagar
STD – 9 th

Topic – Poverty
What do you mean by Poverty ?

 So, poverty means of lacking to enough resources to provide the

daily needs to the life mainly the – food , clean water , shelter ,
and clothing etc. Poverty is also defined as “absolute poverty”
and “relative Poverty”
Why poverty is an issue ?

 Poverty increases health issues .

 More than that it causes hunger and malnutrition, very

low access to education and other basic services.

 Due to insufficient food or daily needs, diseases spread

through the place they live.
Causes of Poverty.

Inadequate access to clean water and

nutritious food.
Inequality
Poor education
Lack of daily survival needs
Little or no access to livelihoods or jobs
Comparing of Poverty.
1. India
Before 1960s After 1960s
In India In 1960s In 1963 – 64 , while
povrty level was of the richest 5% lived
Rs 240 per year, were on an average of Rs
in economic group 645 per year .
as well and not
doing well either .
 2. U.S.A
Before 1960s
 The Poverty rate in U.S.A ,
the proportion of all persons
living in household whose
total
Incomes were judged
insufficient to meet
minimum
U.S. Living standards.
After 1960s
 The progress slowed
innthe 1970s and it
remained within a
fairly narrow range
between 11.3 and 15.2
percent .
• Solutions to Poverty

Equality for all

Increase access to education
Improve food security and access to clean water
Improving the daily survival needs
Improving the conditions like giving up jobs for money .