Answer:
(a) Following
are the social and economic groups more vulnerable to poverty in India.
(i) Poor people of Scheduled Castes.
(ii) Poor people of Scheduled Tribes.
(iii) Agricultural labourers and casual labourers.
(iv) Backward class people, over aged, women, children,
physically and mentally challenged people.
(b) Following are the reasons of poverty in such communities
(i) In India caste system has many ill effects. In this system
people from such communities are excluded from equal opportunities and
facilities that others enjoy.
(ii) Illiteracy is one of the causes. They are mostly illiterate.
When they migrate to the towns, they work in factories, at the shops, etc. The
factory owners and shopkeepers exploit them.
(iii) They (SCs, STs) are usually landless. They work as labourers
in the field. They are not paid enough.
(iv) They celebrate festivals and do other social activities.
For this, they take money from moneylenders. Moneylenders exploit them and they
become victim of indebtedness.
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