Discuss the various dimensions of poverty in India and analyze why poverty alleviation programmes have yielded mixed results.

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Salient features of Indian society, diversity, role of women, population, poverty, urbanization, globalization effects, secularism, communalism, regionalism.

Syllabus Tags:Dimensions of Poverty Multidimensional Deprivation Poverty Alleviation Schemes Targeting Inefficiencies Social Welfare

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Discovered through overlapping concepts: Dimensions of Poverty, Multidimensional Deprivation, Poverty Alleviation Schemes

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