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=**Parents Corner** = =**Poverty in India** =

Poverty in India is a major issue. Rural Indians depend on unpredictable agriculture incomes, while urban Indians rely on jobs that are, at best, scarce. Since its independence, the issue of poverty within India has remained a prevalent concern. As of 2010, more than 37% of India’s population of 1.35 billion still lives below the poverty line. More than 22% of the entire rural population and 15% of the urban population of India exists in this difficult physical and <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: 0px !important none !important transparent !important; bottom: 0px; color: #660000; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; font-variant: normal; font-weight: inherit !important; left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;">[|financial] predicament.

**Poverty Situation**
The division of resources, as well as wealth, is uneven in India - this disparity creates different poverty ratios for different states. For instance, states such as Delhi and Punjab have low poverty ratios. On the other hand, almost half the population in states like Bihar and Orissa live below the poverty line. A number of factors are responsible for poverty in the rural areas of India. Rural populations primarily depend on agriculture, which is highly dependant on rain patterns and the monsoon season. Inadequate rain and improper irrigation facilities can obviously cause low, or in some cases, zero production of crops. Additionally, the <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: 0px !important none !important transparent !important; bottom: 0px; color: #660000; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; font-variant: normal; font-weight: inherit !important; left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;">[|Indian] family unit is often large, which can amplify the effects of poverty. Also, the caste system still prevails in India, and this is a major reason for rural poverty - people from the lower casts are often deprived of the most basic facilities and opportunities. The <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: 0px !important none !important transparent !important; bottom: 0px; color: #660000; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; font-variant: normal; font-weight: inherit !important; left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;">[|government] has planned and implemented poverty eradication programs, but the benefits of these programs are yet to bear fruits. The phenomenal increase in population in the cities is one of the main reasons for poverty in the urban areas of India. A major portion of this additional population is due to the large scale migration of rural families from villages to cities. This migration is mainly attributed to poor employment opportunities in villages. Since 1970, the Indian government has implemented a number of <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: 0px !important none !important transparent !important; bottom: 0px; color: #660000; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; font-variant: normal; font-weight: inherit !important; left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;">[|programs] designed to eradicate poverty, and has had some success with these programs. The government has sought to increase the GDP through different processes, including changes in industrial policies. There is a Public Distribution System, which has been effective to some extent. Other programs include the Integrated Rural Development Program, Jawahar Rozgar Yojana and the Training Rural Youth for Self <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: 0px !important none !important transparent !important; bottom: 0px; color: #660000; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; font-variant: normal; font-weight: inherit !important; left: 0px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;">[|Employment] (TRYSEM), and other on-going initiatives.

I Guess they do have to Think of more INNOVATIVE ways to eradicate Poverty, which seems to be the cause of most of the pressing problems we have to face today.

I wonder if our young minds can think of any ways to deal with this issues. Keep up the good work kids !! let me know if u need any help.

www.poverty.com seems like a good website for the children dealing with epidemics

much love Deepa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Kyu5mz6iI this link takes you to an interesting youtube video wherein you are shown how to make presentations very interestingly they have a presentation on poverty 