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Poverty

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Poverty Alleviation inPunjab: Issues and

Challenges

Qaisar Bilal

E.T.I

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What is Poverty?A state or condition in which a person or

commnity lac!s the "nancial resorces andessentials to have a minimm standard o# li#eand well$%ein& that's considered accepta%le insociety.

A sitation where a person is na%le to meethis %asic needs

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Types o# PovertyRelative Poverty re#ers to poverty inrelation to economic stats o# other

mem%ers o# a society) people are poor i#they #all %elow prevailin& standards o#livin& in a society.

Absolute Poverty re#ers to poverty inrelation to amont o# money re*ired tomeet %asic needs e.&. #ood+ clothin&+edcation etc.

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Poverty -ineThe poverty threshold or poverty line is

the minimum level of income deemedadequate in a particular country.

A person earning less than .!"# per dayis considered to be poor. $ %orld &an'(!))*+

,e- Poverty ine !# per day $%orld&an'(!)/+

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Poverty in Pa!istanAs many as "*.0 million people in Pa!istan

are livin& in mltidimensional poverty with/12 o# rral poplation and */ o# r%anhoseholds #allin& %elow the poverty line

The hi&hest incidence o# poverty prevails inBalchistan with "!2o# the hoseholds livin&

nder the poverty line+ #ollowed %y 3"2 in0P0+ 332 in indh and 42 in Pna%.

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Poverty in Pa!istan 45.5/6 271(

Pna% indh 0.P.0 Balchistan7/

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Poverty in PunjabIn Pna%+ hi&her incidence o# poverty is

o%served in sothern districts.

5u66afargarh is on top o# the list with"1.!42people #allin& %elow the povertyline+ #ollowed %y Rajanpur and78 9hanwith"/.12 and ".2.

The Ra-alpindiis the district with lowestpercenta&e o# people livin& %elow povertyline at .3!2. It is #ollowed with ahore$.12+ andhelum$!.3!2+.

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Poverty in Punjab $;eadcount Ratio6271(

7.77/

17.77/

27.77/

37.77/

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11.32/11.1/12.32/12.2/13.8/

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Causes

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Consequences of

Povertyalntrition

Illiteracy

5ealth related Isses

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Initiatives to Alleviate PovertyBenair Income pport

Pro&rammeApna nd

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&ena6ir Income=upport ProgrammeIt is an income spport pro&ramme to provide

monetary spport to the poorest se&ment o#

society on *arterly %asisA cash stipend o# (,77 is provided to the poor

women a#ter every three months

An evalation report #ond that B.I..P has%ro&ht down poverty %y 22/.

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Apna Ro6gar =chemePna% &ovt. is providin& vehicles on easy

installment plan to people so that they canearn livelihood.

:nly o%less persons are eli&i%le.

A &reat initiative to sel# employment

5elp#l in redcin& poverty

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Punjab >ducational >ndo-ment

?undAn initiative o# Pna% &ovt.

tdents that mostly %elon& to lower class are

&iven cash stipend in order to spport them#or contination o# their stdies.

Every year Pna% &ovt. is increasin& theamont o# money to %e distri%ted.

=an %e help#l indirectly in alleviatin& povertyo# those #amilies that %elon& to lower class.

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Alleviating Poverty inPunjab $Recommendations+Qality Edcation

Technical and Docational Trainin&Encora&in& el#$employment

Improvement in A&ricltre

!illed -a%or >orceWomen Participation in Economic Activities

=hec! on Poplation rowth

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