Impact of poverty on education in India

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.4803

Authors

  • M. Dhaneswari Alamelu Ph. D Research Scholar & Assistant Professor, PG & Research Department of Economics, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami Collge, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
  • V. Revathy Head & Associate Professor, Ph. D Research Scholar & Assistant Professor, PG & Research Department of Economics, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami Collge, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords:

education policy, education, individuals, poverty, resources, strategies

Abstract

Education is a critical area for the advancement and development of individuals, societies, and nations. Individuals living in poverty face numerous obstacles in their pursuit of an education and the development of good reading comprehension and vocabulary. The main purpose of this research paper is to understand the impact of poverty on education in India. Measures are required to get implemented to alleviate the barriers that arise due to poverty within the course of acquisition of education, writes Shashank Joshi and Aditya Agrawal. The main areas that have been taken into account are, childhood poverty and its manifestations, elementary education by poverty status, impact of education on reduction in poverty, influence of poverty on young children’s experience of school, promoting education for women belonging to poverty stricken families, poverty and education policy in India and strategies in purview of the education policy makers.

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Published

16-03-2022

How to Cite

Alamelu, M. D., & Revathy, V. (2022). Impact of poverty on education in India. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1), 698–707. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.4803

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