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AN EXAMINATION OF POVERTY AND HUNGER IN GORAKHPUR
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AN EXAMINATION OF POVERTY AND HUNGER IN GORAKHPUR
Authored By - Miss Saniya Parveen & Dr.
Arvind Kumar Singh
Student of Research, Professor
Amity Law School, Amity University, Lucknow
Campus, Uttar Pradesh
ABSTRACT
This paper aims to provide an
overview of the current body of evidence regarding persistent poverty in
Gorakhpur. Due to their inability to meet even the most basic necessities,
several areas of the city have extremely high rates of poverty. It is a
socioeconomic phenomenon that is closely related to people's productivity,
efficiency, and health, all of which have an effect on their capacity to work
and support themselves. Likewise, the impoverished were greatly affected by
COVID 19's effects. A tool like the
qualitative research approach is utilised to engage the Gorakhpur public and
learn what they believe about the persistent poverty in the city. Poverty leads
to unemployment, which means no work and ultimately no income.The negative
effects of poverty are very severe, including discrimination between the rich
and the poor, a lack of employment prospects, an inability to make ends meet,
and a low standard of living. The physical and mental suffering of the
destitute causes them to engage in unlawful activities like dacoity, stealing,
etc. As poverty is an outcome rather than a cause, it should not be
disregarded.A human being's primary responsibility is to do everything in their
power to reduce poverty. The purpose of this paper is to look at how hunger and
poverty interact. Also discussed are a number of factors and suggestions for
eradicating poverty in Gorakhpur.
KEYWORDS: Poverty, hunger, Gorakhpur,
COVID-19, unemployment
INTRODUCTION
India's delayed economic growth is a
result of its social issues. The discussion of social concerns would be lacking
without reference to poverty. As a social issue, poverty is characterised by a
lack of the necessities of life. As a result, more individuals are losing their
jobs. India has a population that is roughly one-third below the poverty line.
The top spot is still held by Bihar, then U.P., Jharkhand, etc. Poverty has
highly negative repercussions. Children who grow up in poverty have to deal
with society, serious illness, health problems, and many other degrading
influences. These deteriorating elements can occasionally result in both major
health issues and death.
Poverty is accompanied by
unemployment. A downtrodden, impoverished family's wages are zero due to a lack
of employment. Families who experience this experience high levels of stress
and violence, including elder and child abuse. Even though government
authorities have listed thousands of programmes designed to reduce poverty, the
amount of poverty is steadily rising. Everyone has the right to a standard of
living that is adequate for their own health and the welfare of their families,
including access to food, clothes, medical care, and other essential social
services, according to Article 25(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. However, many people are not able to exercise this right, which is
helping to create poverty-related structural issues.
The epitome of extreme poverty is the
city of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. The agriculture sector provides the
majority of the population's income. Farmers rely on agriculture to support
their way of life and to provide for their families' most basic necessities.
Because damage to the agricultural industry results in lost revenue for the
family, poverty and agriculture are intertwined. Hence, this causes the farmers
to starve to death.
The creation of a biofuel plant, a wellness centre, and the rebirth of fertilisers (which would result in up to 4000 jobs and ensure that farmers had a sufficient supply of nutrients), according to CM Yogi Aditynath, who gave an overview of the problems, will enrich the new Gorakhpur.
Is Gorakhpur still able to eradicate poverty and hunger to a significant extent in spite of all these facilities?
This paper will assist in
elaborating on this assertion in further detail.
OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH:
1. The goal of the current study is
to determine how much Gorakhpur's poverty rate has increased.
2. The current paper makes additional
attempts to identify strategies for eradicating hunger and poverty.
RESEARCH QUESTION:
Is Gorakhpur capable of significantly
reducing the level of hunger and poverty
in its city?
HYPOTHESIS:
Due to challenges with hunger and
poverty, Gorakhpur continues to lag behind other cities in Uttar Pradesh.
SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH:
The current paper will highlight the
misery brought on by malnutrition and poverty for Gorakhpur residents. The
study paper suggests using empirical evidence to support the claim that poverty
is the primary contributor to the economy's decline and that it may be reduced
by wise government action. The study will pay close attention to the causes of
poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly lowered living standards
in Gorakhpur.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
The research proposes to use
qualitative research instrument methods and one-on-one interviews, to support
the thesis that Gorakhpur is still lagging behind other U.P. cities due to
concerns with hunger and poverty.
TOOL USED FOR DATA COLLECTION:
Primary data will be gathered using
surveys (questionnaires) that will be distributed to the general public of the
concerned city.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH:
The importance of the study is that
it makes Gorakhpur residents aware of how underdeveloped their city is and how
poverty is largely ignored. High poverty levels may have a high population as
their root cause. How is the family's working member going to have additional
children in order to provide for their basic needs if they aren't even getting
food on time to feed at least one member of the family who is hungry? These
persons are frequently observed engaging in illicit activities like stealing,
robbery, and other crimes. The first step to a better and more developed
Gorakhpur is to reduce poverty:
Areas of concern and poverty
alleviation: a requirement
A series of actions conducted in an
economically sound way to end poverty in a nation is known as poverty
alleviation. As the overall number of individuals without access to basic
necessities is rising, so is the rate of poverty. According to the World Bank's
study through March 2023, the number of people living in poverty has increased
from 648 to 659 million as a result of global poverty. This increases the
urgency with which poverty relief is required. It encompasses a multitude of
advantageous social effects like access to clothing, food, education, and
shelter. Access to food and shelter in Gorakhpur needs to be improved. The
wealthy are getting richer while the poor are going poorer.
Because of the large number of
homeless and impoverished city dwellers, the streets are becoming increasingly
crowded, especially at night. The number of slum regions is slowly but surely
increasing, yet the government is doing nothing to help. Children growing up in
slum regions suffer both physical and mental harm. As they observe their
environment, they are now moving towards stealing food or meeting their
requirements.
Ajay, a 14-year-old who sells water
in Gorakhpur train cabins, according to my poll, claimed "Peaceful living
is not suited for poor people." He continued, "Parents are ill,
therefore, occasionally I have to work to generate money for providing food for
the family." More than half of the respondents—nearly 78%—spend their
earnings on staple foods like rice, chapattis, and dal. On good days, they can
even purchase vegetables, though not the ones they want. Nitin, a head loader
in a vegetable market, said, "Food prices, especially vegetables, are
exorbitant, therefore we cannot afford to consume them daily."
Essentially, the areas of concern
include Dharmshala, Rasoolpur, Kunraghat, Turkmanpur, and Sahjanwa, where 80%
of Gorakhpur's impoverished reside.
I observed hungry children in
Dharmshala licking food out of trash cans and occasionally fighting with stray
dogs to get it. Also, there are no facilities for maintaining adequate hygiene,
and as a result, individuals are not aware of the importance of doing so.
Gorakhpur's struggles with famine and
poverty
1. Lack of public awareness of
poverty alleviation: The public is generally well-informed about poverty
alleviation. This is because wealthy and middle-class families care little to
nothing about the impoverished.
2. Inadequate healthcare system:
Compared to Gorakhpur, impoverished people do not receive the greatest medical
care. For instance, Gorakhpur's Sadar Hospital is still crowded with low-level
individuals. But because of a lack of funding, the helpless cannot access
private hospitals there. Due to the lengthy queues they are in, many of them
even pass away immediately.
3. Recognition problem: The poor are
reluctant to stand out and interact with others because they lack credentials
and receive no recognition in society. Sometimes they are treated as inferiors,
while other times they participate in harassment and bullying.
4. Lack of essentials: According to
the 2011 census, Gorakhpur is a city in Uttar Pradesh with a rural population
of 9,06,721 people. These individuals do not have access to adequate housing,
food, or educational opportunities—the necessities of life.
5. Increase in death rates: Rising
death rates are a result of mounting debts for poor families, which also
contribute to a rise in suicides. So that such suicides might be prevented,
measures to reduce poverty should be taken.
COVID-19's effects on Gorakhpur's
poor:
Nearly every region of the world felt
the effects of the 2019 pandemic, but Gorakhpur was particularly hard hit. It
had an impact on everyone's quality of life, but it was most severe in Gorakhpur's
rural, low-income communities. Because they were afraid of being attacked by
police or contracting the virus, people, especially the impoverished, were
unable to satisfy their hunger by venturing outdoors. The epidemic also
indirectly afflicted the poor due to the government's strict lockdown measures,
which had a long-lasting negative impact on their overall economic operations.
It also had an impact on non-economic activities like love and affection.
Because Gorakhpur was underdeveloped
at the time, the consequences of this illness had a detrimental effect on the
city's poor. Poor families that subsisted on performing menial tasks were
sacked from their occupations. The homeless and penniless walked on the streets
with nothing but their bare hands, no clothes, and eventually no means of
habitation or sustenance. Hence, COVID-19 was found to be the primary cause of
poor people's deaths. The consequences led to severe economic misery, including
poverty-related unemployment.
The inability to wear masks and carry
sanitizers as required by COVID-19 was another disadvantage faced by the
impoverished. The uneducated were not taught to adhere to such standards. Many
of the underprivileged became covid positive as a result. CM Yogi
Aditynath took the initiative to provide food, housing, sanitizer, masks, and
financial assistance in order to address the dire situation in Gorakhpur. The
cost of COVID-19 vaccines was waived for low-income households in order to
reduce the number of people who died from the disease due to poverty.
CAUSES
1. Individual:
The philosophy of individualism,
which attributes poverty to the individual, holds that the success and failure
of an individual are his personal affairs.
It is one's own fault if they become
poor if they are unmotivated, ineffective, dull, or sluggish.
According to this viewpoint, society
benefits from poverty since only the strongest will survive.
Another component of this worldview
places emphasis on a person's ability to succeed via personal effort, virtue,
and honest labour. He is solely responsible for his failure because he has
vices, is sedentary, and has unhealthy habits. The typical
"victimblamer" is a member of the middle class who has a respectable
level of financial success, a good job, and a reliable source of money.
2. The culture or subculture of
poverty:
The poor's way of life, or culture of poverty,
is the second factor contributing to poverty. Such a culture thwarts any
attempts made by society to alter the ideas, values, conventions, and way of
life of the underprivileged. The idea of the "culture of poverty"
contends that despite improvements in the economy, the poor have remained that
way due to their culture and subculture. The poor's culture encourages
behaviours and beliefs that are linked with poverty; it has kept the poor out
of industrial society's mainstream.
3. Social Structure:
While liberals, radicals, and
sociologists link poverty to social structure or to miserable and unfair social
conditions, conservatives accept "individual" and
"cultural" causes of poverty as causes of poverty. Poverty is a
result of and is sustained by our social structures, economic system, lack of
employable skills, long-term unemployment, and underemployment. We will now
examine the three causes of poverty: economic, demographic, and social.
Economic Causes:
To understand the economic causes, we
must first distinguish between those who are working and those who are not. Why
are those people not working? Is it due to their own flaws, or "flawed character,"
or due to the flaws in society, or "limited chances," as the case may
be? The following five elements can be taken into consideration while analysing
this: poor development, inflationary pressures, a lack of capital, a lack of
worker skill, and unemployment. Poverty has been attributed to inadequate development.
Poverty has increased as a result of inflationary pressures.
Workers who lack the necessary human
capital, such as the necessary skills and competencies, are unable to find
satisfying work that will increase their income. The ability to develop skills
and abilities is more dependent on the accessibility and availability of
opportunities than it is on innate talent or genetic predisposition. The lack
of chances for the poor means that they remain untrained, which has an impact
on the development of the industrial sector.
Demographic Causes:
Population expansion is the main
cause of poverty, according to demographics. Moreover, a rise in family size is
associated with poverty. The standard of living and per capita income decrease
as family size increases. Health and poverty are associated issues. A healthy
person is not only able to work but also pays less on medical expenses. If a
significant portion of the city's population is chronically undernourished or
lives in a filthy environment, they are likely to develop a multitude of
illnesses that prevent them from working and earning money. Finally, poverty is
also influenced by the country's population's level of education.
Social causes:
Employment chances and gross income
are also impacted by discrimination, prejudice, casterism, communalism, and
parochialism. The state is also compelled by conflicts and the possibility of
war to spend enormous sums of money on defence rather than growth.
Causes of Rural Poverty:
1. The implementation of anti-poverty
programmes is insufficient and ineffective, which is a cause of rural poverty.
2. A small percentage of people work
in non-agricultural industries.
3. The absence of irrigational
infrastructure
4. Low educational attainment.
5. Failing to enlist women's
participation in developmental efforts.
6. Rivalries and conflicts between
castes
7. The expenditure of a significant
portion of yearly income on social ceremonies such as weddings, funeral feasts,
etc., and the unwillingness of people to abandon the pricey customs
Some Successful Rural Poverty
Alleviation Techniques:
1. Providing agricultural areas with
affordable power
2. Allocating funds to a programme to
combat poverty (PAPs).
3. Developing human resources by
emphasising programmes for health, education, and skill development.
4. Raising public awareness to stop
the poor's rising debt levels
CODIFICATION AND TABULATION OF DATA:
The provided sheets below illustrate
the codification and tabulation of the data that were gathered. The responses
were uniformly coded for this purpose using the following codes:
AGREE-1
DISAGREE-2 NEUTRAL-3
The first answer on the questionnaire
page was "YES," and the second was "NO."
The residents of Gorakhpur were the
population selected for the survey.
|
S.No.
|
Name
|
Region Of Gorakhpur Where Poverty
Is More Prevalent
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q5
|
Q6
|
Q7
|
Q8
|
|
1.
|
Esha Khan
|
Rasoolpur
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
2.
|
Suraj Singh
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
3.
|
Mayukh Srivastava
|
Dharmshala
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
4.
|
Pratyush Rai
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
5.
|
Pavneet Kaur
|
Sahjanwa
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
|
6.
|
Rajveer Mall
|
Dharmshala
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
7.
|
Aditi Singhal
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
8.
|
Pragya Singh
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
9.
|
Siddhant
|
Rasoolpur
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
10.
|
Harshit Ranjan
|
Kunraghat
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
11.
|
Harsh Dalmiya
|
Dharmshala
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
12.
|
Mantasha Naaz
|
Turkmanpur
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
13.
|
Sameera Habib
|
Dharmshala
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
14.
|
Palak Singh
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
15.
|
Devesh Shikhar
|
Kunraghat
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
16.
|
Anshika Srivastava
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
17.
|
Sneha
|
Kunraghat
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
18.
|
Ilma Ali
|
Kunraghat
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
19.
|
Anushka
|
Rasoolpur
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
20.
|
Soumya
|
Turkmanpur
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
21.
|
Muskan Chirania
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
22.
|
Radhika Khetan
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
23.
|
Sheetal Chand
|
Dharmshala
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
24.
|
Samarth Upadhyay
|
Kunraghat
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
25.
|
Ramsha Siddiqui
|
Rasoolpur
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
26.
|
Vansh Goel
|
Rasoolpur
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
27.
|
Nitya Kesharwal
|
Rasoolpur
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
28.
|
Abhay Singh
|
Sahjanwa
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
29.
|
Hiba Arshad
|
Turkmanpur
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
30.
|
Shreya Yadav
|
Kunraghat
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
31.
|
Kanak
|
Kunraghat
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
32.
|
Hamza Khan
|
Kunraghat
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
33.
|
Aaisha Khan
|
Turkmanpur
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
34.
|
Mohd Imran
|
Turkmanpur
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
35.
|
Vanshita Singh
|
Sahjanwa
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
36.
|
Smriti Pandey
|
Sahjanwa
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
37.
|
Arslan
|
Sahjanwa
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
38.
|
Ishant Sonthalia
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
39.
|
Divyansh
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
|
40.
|
Janvi Gupta
|
Sahjanwa
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
41.
|
Amogh Shorewala
|
Turkmanpur
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
42.
|
Vrinda Pal
|
Kunraghat
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
43.
|
Adarsh Singh
|
Kunraghat
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
44.
|
Kamran Khan
|
Kunraghat
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
45.
|
Shubh Jaiswal
|
Turkmanpur
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
46.
|
Rimsha Iram
|
Turkmanpur
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
47.
|
Aditya Singh
|
Sahjanwa
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
48.
|
Shivangi Singh
|
Sahjanwa
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
49.
|
Fazal Rehman
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
50.
|
Nausheen Lari
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
51.
|
Satyam Jaiswal
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
52.
|
Aaryan Verma
|
Rasoolpur
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
|
53.
|
Sufiyan
|
Dharmshala
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
54.
|
Rana Tiwari
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
55.
|
Sandeep Dubey
|
Sahjanwa
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
56.
|
Harsh Rathour
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
57.
|
Shivani Kaushik
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
58.
|
Vitthal Agrawal
|
Dharmshala
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
59.
|
Aditee
|
Dharmshala
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
60.
|
Saksham Dwivedi
|
Rasoolpur
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
61.
|
Ankita Singh
|
Kunraghat
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
62.
|
Ayush Shukla
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
63.
|
Shruti Singh
|
Turkmanpur
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
64.
|
Sparsh Srivastava
|
Dharmshala
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
65.
|
Ishita Verma
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
66.
|
Janvi Chhabra
|
Kunraghat
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
67.
|
Devesh Dwivedi
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
68.
|
Adarsh Jaiswal
|
Kunraghat
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
69.
|
Aarsh Bajpai
|
Kunraghat
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
70.
|
Aman Verma
|
Rasoolpur
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
71.
|
Alisha Alam
|
Turkmanpur
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
72.
|
Afreen Shoaib
|
Sahjanwa
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
73.
|
Aakanksha Gupta
|
Dharmshala
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
74.
|
Sandeep Tripathi
|
Dharmshala
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
75.
|
Adnan Ahmad
|
Dharmshala
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
76.
|
Devika Tripathi
|
Kunraghat
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
77.
|
Samaira Parveen
|
Turkmanpur
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
78.
|
Ambar Saxena
|
Turkmanpur
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
79.
|
Sajda Tabassum
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
80.
|
Saquib Khan
|
Sahjanwa
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
81.
|
Rahul Rai
|
Rasoolpur
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
82.
|
Amar Kumar
|
Rasoolpur
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
83.
|
Shabana Parveen
|
Rasoolpur
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
84.
|
Nitish Tripathi
|
Sahjanwa
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
85.
|
Arsalan Ahmad
|
Turkmanpur
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
86.
|
Vidushi Dhawan
|
Kunraghat
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
87.
|
Avika Kesarwani
|
Turkmanpur
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
88.
|
Swati Mishra
|
Turkmanpur
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
89.
|
Shafayat Khan
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
90.
|
Shivika Rai
|
Sahjanwa
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
91.
|
Vaibhavi Verma
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
|
92.
|
Tahreem Sadiq
|
Dharmshala
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
93.
|
Richa Mishra
|
Dharmshala
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
|
94.
|
N A Warsi
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
95.
|
Rehana Khatun
|
Turkmanpur
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
96.
|
Tussar Jaiswal
|
Sahjanwa
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
97.
|
Nasruddin Ahmed
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
98.
|
Praneet Tripathi
|
Dharmshala
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
99.
100.
|
Mohit Yadav
Laeeba Noor
|
Dharmshala
Dharmshala
|
1
1
|
1
1
|
2
2
|
1
1
|
1
3
|
3
1
|
1
1
|
1
1
|
INTERPRETATION OF SURVEY RESULTS:
1. I believe most people are poor
because they are lazy and simply don't have the drive to go out and work.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neutral
2. I believe we should end all foreign
aid until we take care of poverty in this country.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neutral
3. I believe increase in death rates in
Gorakhpur occur mostly because of poverty and hunger issues.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neutral
4. I believe poverty has a strong connection
with starvation.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neutral
5. I believe minorities are poor because
they have been mistreated. They were not given any job opportunities etc.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neutral
6. I believe poor people should receive
all of the free medical help they need.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neutral
7. I believe poor families should
receive a free college education for their children.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neutral
8. In Gorakhpur, I believe a person
makes in income what his labor is worth.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Neutral
CONCLUSION:
With the data previously gathered,
codified, and tabulated, it is clear that Gorakhpur is still lagging behind
other U.P. cities in terms of poverty and hunger because these problems are
spreading quickly and there are no effective solutions in place to address them
on a large scale. Nonetheless, a minority of the public believes that most
people are poor because they are lazy and lack motivation to work. In light of
the consensus, it can be said that Gorakhpur's rising death rates are not a result
of starvation or poverty. Encephalitis is one of the health problems that have
killed many people in the city.
But instead of ignoring it, the needs
of the poor should also be carefully considered. Wealthy people should have a
more inclusive mindset to ensure that the underprivileged are not subject to
unfair treatment. Planning must take into account the fact that poverty is an
effect, not a cause. The level of political and social awareness of the
populace has an impact on social and political concerns related to the
elimination of poverty. In order to make Gorakhpur a developed city in terms of
poverty and hunger, it is vital to place emphasis on certain regions of
concern, such as Dharmshala, Rasoolpur, Kunraghat, Turkmanpur, and Sahjanwa.
Furthermore, it should be swiftly
handled by putting in place appropriate counter measures.Also, the elimination
of poverty is now essential for the inclusive and sustainable development of
the population, society, nation, and economy.
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·
Ram
Ahuja, Social Problems in India, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 1997
·
Abhijit
Banerjee, Why Nation Fails: The Origins Of Power, Prosperity and Poverty,2012
·
Durgesh C.Pathak, Poverty and Inequality in Uttar Pradesh: A Decomposition Analysis, 2011
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AN EXAMINATION OF POVERTY AND HUNGER IN GORAKHPUR
Authors: MISS SANIYA PARVEEN, DR. ARVIND KUMAR SINGH
- Journal IJLRA
- ISSN 2582-6433
- Published 2023/04/15
- Volume 2
- Issue 7
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