POVERTY IN INDIA
POVERTY IN INDIA Poverty refers to a situation when a person in underprivileged and has no access to the basic necessities of life. In simple language, it refers to the condition when a person is not able to earn a livelihood, food, shelter and the common needs. It is a major issue in India and has to be looked upon. The rate of poverty in India can be seen increasing day by day. Not only adults, but we can even see the children begging on roads these days. These people are homeless, they sleep on footpaths, they do not have adequate food and money to even meet their basic requirements and are below the poverty line. This rate of poverty in India is increasing because of the increase in urban population. people are moving to the towns and cities for better livelihood. Most of these people find an under paid job or a job providing them one-time food. Other reasons include corruption, the discrimination between rich and poor, illiteracy and unemployment. In India, a lot of people practic...