Group Vulnerable to Poverty


 
 
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Group Vulnerable to Poverty

Groups Vulnerable to Poverty: Poverty among social groups and economic categories varies widely in India. Social vulnerable groups are the households of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Economically vulnerable groups comprise rural landless labour households and urban casual labour households. However, during the last few years, all these groups except the Scheduled Tribes group have witnessed a decline in poverty. In the year 2011-12, the proportions (as determined by NSSO) were as given below. There is a great difference within the poor families. It is observed that female infants, women and elderly members are not given equal access to resources available to the family. So, they are also called poorest of the poor.Story of Sivaraman: The family of Sivaraman, a rural landless labourer has been cited as an example of such a family. There are 8 members in the family and both he and his wife work. His children do not attend school due to poverty. Only his son gets milk sometimes and they find difficulty in managing even two meals in a day. The story portrays the sufferings of Sivaraman who works as an agricultural labourer, that too for just 5-6 months in a year. The sufferings and inequality within the family for women and children are even more. Girls are not sent to school and not even given milk to drink, while the youngest child, who is a son, gets milk to drink sometimes and his parents also plan for his education.

 

 
 


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