What are the different reasons for poverty in India - Social Science - Poverty as a Challenge

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What are the different reasons for poverty in India

Anu Dhawan · Accepted Answer

Dear student, Poverty is the state or condition when a person is
not capable of fulfilling his / her basic needs such as Clothing ,
sheltering , food and so on It is
theÂ stateÂ when
oneÂ lacksÂ aÂ usualÂ orÂ socially
acceptable amount of money or material possessions Causes of
Poverty are - 1) No access to education 2) Involvement in criminal
activities 3) Drugs and alcohol abuse 4) Sexual abuse and
exploitation faced by them 5) No access to healthcare and
sanitation facilities 6) Children starts working at tender age due
to poverty 7) High rate of population growth 8) Low rate of
economic development 9) Increase in unemployment particularly in
rural area 10) Concentration of power in hands of upper class of
the society 11) Inequalities of income and wealth, is making rich
richer and poor poorer Regards