A STUDY ON POVERTY (WITH REFERENCE TO WESTERN RAJASTHAN)

Poverty is the main obstacle in the development of any nation, but it actually exists in the maximum countries. Poverty is defined differently in every country. Basically, poverty is the scarcity or the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Poverty is a multifaceted concept, which may include social, economic and political elements. Absolute poverty, extreme poverty or destitution refers to the complete lack of the means necessary to meet basic personal needs such as food, clothing and shelter. In this paper, we discuss about the poverty especially in reference to the western Rajasthan. The economy of Rajasthan has registered many ups and downs in its growth trajectory. It was concluded that after a slow progress during the 1980s, the 2004-05 to 2012-13 period has been fairly stable with positive growth. Rajasthan government has made many policies and programmes to benefit the poor class of the society. But still government is not successful to eradicate it completely.