In a recent speech, Prime Minister of India set a target to alleviate poverty from the nation in coming 5 years. India, even after seven decades of independence, and being one of the major world economies , has about a quarter of population living under poverty. Every successive government, since 1947, has tried to reduce poverty by making various policies . But, it is still far from satisfactory, for about half of the labor force working in agricultural sector and a majority of the population still living in rural areas . Analysis : Poverty is the general scarcity of a certain amount of material possessions or money (< $1.25/day) and includes social, economic, and political concepts. Absolute poverty (as defined by UN) is “a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs , including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelt...