Distinguish between:

Urban Poverty and Rural Poverty.

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Urban Poverty Rural Poverty
(i) Poverty found in urban areas is known as Urban poverty. (i) Poverty found in rural areas is known as Rural poverty.
(ii) A person who is unable to consume more than 2100 calories experiences Urban poverty. (ii) A person who is unable to consume more than 2400 calories experiences poverty.
(iii) It is mostly found among the village artisans, the landless agricultural labourers, the small and marginal farmers. (iii) It is mostly found among the rural migrate in the urban area, who lives in slums, lack infrastructure, illiteracy, unemployed people, etc.
(iv) It can be eradicated by agricultural growth and development, anti-poverty programmes like ‘garibi hatao’ etc. (iv) It can be eradicated by industrialization, affordable housing, etc.

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