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Answer» Modern meaning of poverty (Non-income poverty): - Non-income poverty reflects various aspects of human development to decide whether a person is poor or not. This concept includes not only income and food but other aspects like housing, clothes, drinking water, health, sanitation, etc. to give an overall picture of poverty.
- This method is better and broader than traditional method because in this method income is not the only measure of poverty but there are other aspects also like housing, clothes, drinking water, health, sanitation, etc. Therefore this concept gives a broader meaning of poverty.
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