Understanding Poverty in India

The main challenge discussed in the chapter is poverty, specifically the issue of poverty in independent India.

Poverty is illustrated through examples, and the chapter also discusses poverty trends in India and the world using the concept of the poverty line.

The official concept of poverty is broadened into human poverty at the end of the chapter.

<p>Roughly 270 million (or 27 crore) people in India were estimated to be living in poverty in 2011-12.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One typical case of poverty discussed is that of Ram Saran, a daily-wage labourer in a wheat flour mill near Ranchi in Jharkhand, who earns around Rs 1,500 a month when he finds employment.</p> Signup and view all the answers