Critically evaluate the poverty alleviation programmes in India.

1.	Critically evaluate the poverty alleviation programmes in India.
Answer» A. Critical Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programmes: Through the policy towards poverty alleviation has evolved in a progressive manner but over the last ve and a half decades it has not undergone any radical transformation. Scholars state three major areas of concern which prevent the success implementation of the programs, they are: 1. Unequal distribution of land and other assets due to the benefits have been availed by the non-poor. 2. In comparison to the magnitude of poverty the amount of resources allocated for these programmes is not sufficient, 3. These programs depend mainly on government and bank officials for their implementation since such officials are illmotivated, inadequately trained, corruption-prone and vulnerable to pressure from a variety of local elites, the resources are inefficiently used and wasted.

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A. Critical Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programmes:

Through the policy towards poverty alleviation has evolved in a progressive manner but over the last ve and a half decades it has not undergone any radical transformation. Scholars state three major areas of concern which prevent the success implementation of the programs, they are:

1. Unequal distribution of land and other assets due to the benefits have been availed by the non-poor.

2. In comparison to the magnitude of poverty the amount of resources allocated for these programmes is not sufficient,

3. These programs depend mainly on government and bank officials for their implementation since such officials are illmotivated, inadequately trained, corruption-prone and vulnerable to pressure from a variety of local elites, the resources are inefficiently used and wasted.

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