What Can a Citizen Do to Reduce Poverty in India

India as a country can devise socio-economic policies to develop the basic socio-economic infrastructure such as health

facilities,housing,literacy and food for all living below the sustenance level and create opportunities for all from the

village level to national level..
As citizens we must work forward in this effort in trying to get the policies implemented ,eradicate corruption and

help/participate in socio-economic development and programmes. We must be responsible citizens and contribute our share to

ensure all possible ways for the policies to be implemented

Donations are the best way to reduce poverty in a small scale....... We can open our own NGO to help the poor in all

primary ways like providing food, cloths , educations etc.. If you own a company or an offce you could employ people who

are very poor! Small things can make great differences in ones life... --------by DHRTHI NANDA, gurgaon, INDIA

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Pay your taxes, donate to worthy organizations when you can, do not support businesses or people that support or exploit

illegal migrant farmers and pickers, and remember that that person on the corner with a sign asking for spare change may be

you one day.

Poverty in India: Current Situation

what is meant by poverty?
Poverty is one of the main issues, attracting the attention of sociologists and economists. It indicates a condition in

which a person fails to maintain a living standard adequate for a comfortable lifestyle.
Though India boasts of a high economic growth, it is shameful that there is still large scale poverty in India. Poverty in

India can be defined as a situation when a certain section of people are unable to fulfill their basic needs. India has the

world's largest number of poor people living in a single country. Out of...