Question Q.9GS2GS2
What do you understand by the term 'urbanisation of poverty'? Also, explain how urban poverty differs from rural poverty in India?
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Differences of urban and rural poverty:
Difference | Urban poverty | Rural poverty
1Poverty rate - HCEs 2019s | (4.37%) | (2.67%)
2Reasons for poverty | (a) Cheap labour requirement - low wages, (b) Poor conditions and lack of facilities for development, (c) Slum squatter, poor waste connectivity, (d) Lack of vibrant market economy | (a) Lack of services in rural region, (b) Poor road connectivity, (c) Rural economic distress: farmer distress, lack of vibrant market economy
3Trend | (Increasing) due to global migration and migration of labour job labour. | Declining due to migration and rural development.
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AIR 1932025
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GS2GS2
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Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger
Poverty and Malnutrition
Urbanisation of poverty - Differences
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