{"id":16060,"date":"2026-05-25T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/?p=16060"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:45:56","slug":"poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Poverty: Meaning, Causes & Major Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Poverty<\/strong> is an economic state of inability to afford basic needs <\/strong>such as food, shelter, clothing and basic education. It is not just a lack of income, but a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing hunger, poor health, limited education, and lack of access to sanitation. The main types of poverty include absolute poverty, <\/strong>also known as ‘extreme poverty’, which r<\/strong>efers to a severe deprivation of basic human needs. Relative Poverty<\/strong> in which individuals or households lack the minimum amount of income needed to maintain the average standard of living in the society in which they live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eradicating extreme poverty, it still seems like a major global priority. In India, there have been big strides, and recent data even shows extreme poverty down to a small fraction of the population, mostly pushed by focused government welfare programmes, food distribution and also cash transfers. But you know, worldwide, hundreds of millions remain below the international poverty line , and then there are many more who are sort of hovering right near hardship. It\u2019s kind of a constant risk situation, not just a distant problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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