Independent India paid due attention to the problem of poverty and undertook many measures and launched many schemes, programs and projects for the upliftment of the poor. ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMMES Some of the poverty alleviation programs launched from time to time by the government are discussed below- . INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (IRDA) 1978-79 . DEVELOPMENT…
The Indian Planning Commission defined “poverty line” on the basis of nutritional requirements of 2400 calories per person per day for rural areas and 2100 calories per person per day for urban areas. POVERTY TYPES Absolute Poverty- Absolute Poverty is often known as “subsistence poverty”. Here Individual is not able to meet the basic “physical…
INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION v. v. P. SHANTHA & OTHERSAIR 1996 SC 550: 1995 sec (6) 651 The question to be decided in thfs interesting case was Whether medical profession (doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, etc.) fall Within purview of the Consumer Protection Act.To file a case under this act person who buys goods or hires or…
Measuring Human Development- The Human Development Index (HDI) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health, education and access to resources. These rankings are based on a score between 0 to 1 that a country earns from its record in the key areas of human development The indicator chosen to…
Identification of Poverty- The basic factor to identify poverty is to get familiar with the lifestyle of an individual how does he live, is he having all he basic necessities of the life, does he have good housing facilities, good amount of food, potable water resources, does he have good income job, is the individual…
“That condition in which a person either because of inadequate income or unwise expenditures, does not maintain a scale of living high enough to provide for his physical and mental efficiency and to enable him and his natural dependents to function according to the standards of society of which he is a member” John L.Gillian…
Section 161 in The Railways Act, 1989 161. Negligently crossing unmanned level crossing.—If any person driving or leading a vehicle is negligent in crossing an unmanned level crossing, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, “negligence” in relation to any person driving or leading…
160. Opening or breaking a level crossing gate.— (1) If any person, other than a railway servant or a person authorised in this behalf, opens any gate or chain or barrier set up on either side of a level crossing which is closed to road traffic, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which…
Mob lynching In a civilised society, even one lynching is too many. But India has seen a spate of them of late. The data website India Spendhas compiled instances of cow-linked violence from 2010 to 2017. It found that during this period, 28 people were killed in 63 such incidents. An overwhelming 97% of these…
What is competition and why is it necessary? In every market, the companies producing similar products or offering similar services compete to gain maximum consumers, profits and market control. It is good to have a competitive market than a monopoly because: It ensures better products at cheaper price It ensures wide range of products in…
