: having less money, education, etc., than the other people in a society : having fewer advantages, privileges, and opportunities than most people : poor or disadvantaged. See the full definition for underprivileged in the English Language Learners Dictionary. underprivileged. adjective.

Why are people underprivileged?

The causes being – Rapidly rising population; Low productivity in agriculture; Underutilized resources; Low rate of economic development; Price rise; Unemployment; Shortage of capital and Able Entrepreneurship; Social Factors and Political factors.

Who are the underprivileged group?

India's underprivileged population includes the following groups: scheduled tribes, scheduled castes, hill people, mothers and children, urban slum dwellers, handicapped population, and other backward communities.