Is population biggest reason of poverty in India?

Well, I will try to keep this as short as possible. 1) High population. With our GDP and such high population, per capita income is way too less for surviving with basic necessities. 2) Distribution of wealth. read more

Short Answer: Yes Long answer: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssss! With greater population it's easier to exploit man power which is what happens and is happening in India and any other populous country. read more

As per the methodology of the Suresh Tendulkar Committee report, that the population below the poverty line in India in 2009-2010 was 354 million (29.6% of the population) and that in 2011-2012 was 269 million (21.9% of the population). read more

But if they had actually redistributed the land - as opposed to preserving the nearly- feudal system plus incentives and subsidies for big land owners - they really could have eradicated one of the main causes of poverty in India. read more