POVERTY:who is responsible?

Poverty is one of the biggest obstacles in way of our development.Poverty in India is widespread with the nation estimated to have a third of the world's poor. According to a 2005 World Bank estimate, 42% of India's falls below the international poverty line of $1.25 a day (PPP, in nominal terms Rs. 21.6 a day in urban areas and Rs 14.3 in rural areas); having reduced from 60% in 1980.According to the criterion used by the Planning Commission of India 27.5% of the population was living below the poverty line in 2004–2005, down from 51.3% in 1977–1978, and 36% in 1993-1994[2]

Among the causes ascribed for the high level poverty in India are its history under British rule, large population, and low literacy. Also important is India's social structure, including the caste system in India, and the role of women in Indian society. Economic growth has in the past been dampened by a dependence upon agriculture, and the economic policies adopted after its independence.

Since the 1950s, the Indian government and non-governmental organizations have initiated several programs to alleviate poverty, including subsidizing food and other necessities, increased access to loans, improving agricultural techniques and price supports, and promoting education and family planning. These measures have helped eliminate famines, cut absolute poverty levels by more than half, and reduced illiteracy and malnutrition.However government has planned a lot but the results are not as good as predicted. our prime effort has always been, right from the days of ANTODAYA ,to somehow keep the poor ticking, even at the lowest level of subsistence .The NAREGA scheme saves the impoverished from starvation on a six monthly basis. We see the same mindset at work in the way the national health insurance policy, the rastra swasthya bima yojna has been devised.here again the target group is below poverty line families and relief given is inadequate.
There are numbers of schemes devised by our government to provide basic facilities to the people who really need the support. But happen nothing, why?what is the problem there?the answer is really harsh,that is WE………

Yes we are problem bcz we selected the people who has the responsibility to plan for us and implemate the same in a way that it meet to the expectations. Plans or some very good plans are drafted but in reality the never come out from the papers.

We the people are king as our constitution declares but are we really utilising the very purpose of a democratic policy? No…not at all. we are just behaving like a monkey who has got a sharp blade in his hand. some bloody politicians play with our imotions and we perhaps for some imaginary benefits allow them to carry on their dirty mind game. But this is enough.Atlest I can not hear that statement which every single foreigner pass during his India visit ”POOR INDIA,POOR PEOPLE” .I will do what I can for my India and leave it up to you what you want and can do for yours.
We are kings and its our duty to build a new shining India ,the India about that we read in historical books , the incredible India.