What is poverty? What are the characteristics of the people living bel

1.	What is poverty? What are the characteristics of the people living below poverty line?
Answer» Poverty is a qualitative term that denotes the lowest (sub-human) level of life. It is a situation wherein a large number of people are unable to satisfy even their basic requirements of food, clothing, shelter, education and health. The following characteristics of the people living below poverty line have been observed: Inability to get two meals a day. Non-availability of adequate place of dwelling and as such forced to live in slum areas. Income inadequate to meet the required expenditure. Mostly illiterate. Lifespan below the national average. High death rate due to malnutrition and starvation. Lack of nutritious food accounts for high infant mortality rate. Child labour forced upon the family.

What is poverty? What are the characteristics of the people living below poverty line?

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Poverty is a qualitative term that denotes the lowest (sub-human) level of life. It is a situation wherein a large number of people are unable to satisfy even their basic requirements of food, clothing, shelter, education and health.

The following characteristics of the people living below poverty line have been observed:

Inability to get two meals a day.
Non-availability of adequate place of dwelling and as such forced to live in slum areas.
Income inadequate to meet the required expenditure.
Mostly illiterate.
Lifespan below the national average.
High death rate due to malnutrition and starvation.
Lack of nutritious food accounts for high infant mortality rate.
Child labour forced upon the family.

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