Social Issues In India

India is a country, quite large in area. So much so that it covers roughly 2.4 percent of the area of the world. But do you know, what percent of the world's population lives in this area? Well, it is about 17.74 percent. As per United Nations report, India's population as on 17th June 2019 was about 136.80 crores. With such a huge population, various economic problems have also come into picture.

There are problems of unemployment, inflation, poverty and price rise where unemployment is the major factor and poverty and inflation come in handy. Due to this unemployment, a large section of the society in our country is still under the poverty line.

With a significant number of people living below the poverty line, it's impact on economically marginal families has been in the form of poor quality of life. Nearly a quarter of the population that belongs to the scheduled category is almost entirely below the poverty line. Diseases, poor literacy levels, malnutrition and child labor have become a matter of serious concern for the society and government. Poverty is a problem, hindering development objectives.

Unemployment

Unemployment is a situation where an able bodied person, willing to work fails to find a job for himself to earn a living. Chronic unemployment and the consequent poverty are responsible for the erosion of human values. Under the compulsion of poverty, parents do not hesitate even to send their children to labor Markets.

Due to all this, there are millions of children who are not able to enjoy their childhood. They remain uneducated and ignorant which results in their unemployment or under-employment and consequent poverty.

Beggary

It feels really painful if one goes to any place and find beggars begging for money and food. At the market place, railway stations, temples, hospitals, even at road sides. We also see many children begging on the streets either for themselves, parents or some managers of beggary. This has become one of the major social problems of verty and unemployment are among the major causes of beggary.

These days many gangs are operating in the society as well, which thrive on beggars in an organized manner. However it is a social curse which need to be worked upon on emergency basis and eradicated at the earliest possible. It should be informed that begging in an offense, punishable by law both for the one begging and the one giving him alms.