Poverty Landscape in Assam An Overview

Abstract

Poverty can be found in every part of the developing world. Countries with lower levels of development are facing numerous challenges, such as poverty, unemployment, inequality, and lack of progress. Poverty represents a situation characterized by a scarcity of opportunities and disparities in treatment. Assam, a state with a developing economy, faces significant challenges related to poverty. The economy of Assam primarily relies on agriculture and related activities, as around 85 percent of its population resides in rural areas. Through this research researcher try to explore nature of poverty in Assam. In this paper, the researcher main objective is to examine the current state of poverty and its characteristics in Assam. The researcher seeks to analyze the trends in poverty over recent years, as well as the present status of poverty in Assam using secondary data. The researcher also puts emphasis on the disparity between rural and urban poverty in Assam. The findings indicate that rural poverty is more susceptible compared to urban poverty, and Assam consistently experiences a more severe poverty situation than the national average. As the development is an important aspect of todays society, this study also provides a scope of research about reason behind the rural-urban poverty gap as well as reasons of lower development of rural Assam.