Economic causes
Economic causes:(i) Low agricultural productivity:Poverty and real income are very much interrelated. Increase in real income leads to reduction of the magnitude of poverty. So far as agricultural sector...
[ read more ]Causes of Poverty
Causes of PovertyThe causes of poverty in India are nothing short of complex but a lot of progress has been made to tackle them. The economic reforms of 1991,...
[ read more ]Poverty in India:
Poverty in India:In India, the identification process of persons below the poverty line has been put to a controversy for the last few years. Planning Commission adopted the survey...
[ read more ]Relative Poverty
Relative PovertyRelative poverty concept indicates inequalities of income. The people of low income groups are relatively poor as compared to the people whose incomes are high. Here poverty is...
[ read more ]POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUE
POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUEPoverty is general scarcity or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. It is a multifaceted concept, which includes...
[ read more ]Interventions & Strategies under NRHM. part 2
(6) Capacity building of health care providers:To operationalise PHCS, CHCS, DH and other health facilities, the health providers working at these facilities are being trained and oriented for improving...
[ read more ]Interventions & Strategies under NRHM. part 1
Interventions & Strategies under NRHM.The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched on 12th April, 2005 throughout the country with special focus on 18 states, including eight Empowered Action...
[ read more ]Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal Mortality RatioThe Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is the number of women who die from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or...
[ read more ]Reproductive Health
Reproductive HealthDeaths due to pregnancy and child birth are potential threats to women in the reproductive age groups. The toll that unsafe motherhood takes on the lives and health...
[ read more ]SEX RATIO IN INDIA
SEX RATIO IN INDIAThe sex ratio is an important indicator of gender balance in the population. As mentioned in the section on concepts earlier, historically, the sex ratio has...
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