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Reduce poverty
In “The ‘invisible’ half” (October 7), Kalpana Sharma made out that the reason for malnutrition in children is lack of work for women and illiteracy. Despite growth and development, the number of those below poverty line has not reduced. The main reason is that population explosion nullifies the benefits of growth. Population and development are growing at the same rate. The solution is to promote family planning divorcing it from politics and vote banks.
G.V.S. Lakshmi,
Visakhapatnam
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It is sad that even after 60 years of independence, India’s new prosperity remains elusive for many. High levels of illiteracy, inadequate health care and extremely limited access to social services are common in rural areas. Women in general are the most disadvantaged people in Indian society, though their status varies significantly according to their social and ethnic backgrounds. The Government should take concrete steps to reduce poverty by implementing the pro-poor schemes effectively and on time.
T. Marx,
Karaikal
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Terming hunger and poverty in a state that boasts of the commercial capital of the country as an obscenity may sound harsh,but is unfortunately true.The other disturbing aspect is illiteracy among women and young girls.The concept of self-help groups was envisaged to help the rural poor, but failure to educate the people and mismanagement by unscrupulous persons who act as facilitators is proving to be the bane.It is time effective steps were taken to confront the crises in the rural economy.
J. Anantha Padmanabhan,
Srirangam
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