POVERTY

By poverty we generally mean a situation in which a person fails t0 earn income sufficient to purchase his bare means of survival. A poor man is one who does not have command over the basic needs of life like enough food, clothing, drinking water, shelter, education and health. Though major steps are taken to eradicate poverty; it is still one of the most burning global issues.

Unemployment and illiteracy are two major causes of poverty. Growing population is a great contributor to poverty because it leads to unemployment. All these factors make a vicious cycle of poverty and aggravate the problems related to poverty.

It is sad that more than fifty percent of the death is not because of diseases or accidents but because of lack of resources for survival. Thus, poverty should be tackled at national and international level. Governments should emphasize on increasing literacy and employment rate and ensure basic need of every individual citizen.