Poverty Alleviation Programmes aims to reduce the rate of poverty in the country by providing proper access to food, monetary help, and basic essentials to the households and families belonging to the below the poverty line.

Why do we need poverty alleviation Programmes in India?

With proper implementation of the poverty alleviation schemes, India can reduce poverty by empowering the rural poor with optimal use and management of resources. These schemes focus on targeting the multidimensional deprivations the poor face by providing them with food security, employment, housing and wages.

What are the reasons for the ineffectiveness of poverty alleviation programs in India?

Explanation: Poverty alleviation programmes are not successful across India and the main reasons are the lack of proper implementation, right targeting and overlapping of schemes. Every year more number of people has been added to population pool in India so that the scheme becomes ineffective.