1. The National Food for Work Program The National Food for Work Program was launched on 14 November 2004 in 150 of the most backward districts of India with the objective of generating supplementary wage employment. The program is open to all rural poor who are prepared to do manual‚ unskilled labor. It is implemented as a centrally-sponsored scheme. Food grains are provided to the States free of cost. 2. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana for providing self-Employment
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below 130 percent of the poverty level which is currently at $21‚710 for a family of four you are eligible for free lunch prices. If your family’s income is between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level which is currently $30‚895 for a family of four you are eligible for reduced- priced meals and you will not be charged any more than 40 cents (Ibed). From July 1‚ 2012 to June 30‚ 2013 children whose families have an income at or above 185 percent of the poverty level will have to pay full
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local‚ political‚ or international in scope—and write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself‚ your family‚ your community‚ or your generation. My parents had a life where there were no three meals a day‚ no electricity and so many other things. They used to tell “you never know how bad poverty is until you experience it”. Poverty is the leading cause of death in every developing county. We all know about poverty but we do nothing to stop it. According to UNICF more
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Poverty does not have one clear definition. It is a complicated‚ multi-faceted concept. For this essay the term ’poverty’ will be used to mean a lack of access to basic resources including food‚ clean water‚ sanitation‚ education and capital. The orthodox approach to development sees poverty as ’a situation suffered by people who do not have the money to buy food and satisfy other basic material needs. There are many causes and effects of poverty. The most obvious effect of poverty is hunger; however
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Poverty has been a serious and long-lasting issue in India. Instead of focusing on the government structure‚ policy making or economic growth‚ environmental factors such as natural resources‚ should also be the used to measure poverty in India. While some scholars argue that environmental quality is not necessary for setting the poverty line‚ others determine natural resource degradation is crucial for indicating poverty. In order to reduce poverty‚ it is very critical for policy makers to understand
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Global Majority E-Journal‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 2 (December 2010)‚ pp. 97-106 The Caste System: Effects on Poverty in India‚ Nepal and Sri Lanka Jasmine Rao Abstract Though mostly outlawed‚ the caste system continues to be one of the key drivers of poverty and inequality in South Asia. This article reviews the linkage between poverty and the caste system in India‚ Nepal and Sri Lanka. It also discusses the situation of the so-called Dalits (untouchables)‚ which are typically considered to fall
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themselves where money was the key to happiness? A Christmas carol Demonstrates all types of poverty such as ‚ health‚ money‚ happiness significantly highlighting these times in the Victorian Era‚ comparing also greed‚ illness & unemployment ‚ which caused a huge crisis leading to very low life expectancy‚ very bad economy & struggling citizens of this time of Era! Dickens goes further on to explain how the indecency of jealousy & social values towards people & employees. The industrial revolution
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now becoming a serious concern to the world. One of the main reasons of this problem is human activities; they pollute their surrounding environment like noise‚ land‚ water‚ and air. This essay will illustrate three important ways to cut down air pollution. The first necessary way to solve this problem is to reduce the using of vehicles. People should change from travel by their own car or motorbike to travel by public transportation such as taxies‚ buses‚ or trains. Likely‚ the government should
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AIR POLLUTION AND HOW TO REDUCE IT Today the world has become highly industrialized and modernized‚ which makes human life much easier and more comfortable. In spite of the advantages‚ the development of industry does have a lot of disadvantages‚ especially air pollution. All over the world‚ air pollution is increasing at an alarming pace and at the same time‚ it has a serious effect on the earth and human health‚ so more and more people are concerned about it. As a result‚ measures are
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It’s hard to go anywhere nowadays‚ without being confronted by a man or women‚ in raggedy clothes‚ looking for money‚ shelter‚ a job or food. It becomes more and more common to see these people holding up signs that read‚ “Homeless. Will work for food”. They are wandering urban communities‚ cities‚ busy intersections and basically anywhere in the United States looking for anything that may pose to their advantage. Homelessness is not a newly emerging problem here in the U.S.‚ and as the years go
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