Photo: Prasad Recent years have seen increasing casualisation of labour; Cleaners at a mall along NH 5, a shopping space rarely accessed by the poor.
Abstract: India suffers high inequality in terms of distribution of income and wealth. There is an urgent need to take cognizance of the rich-poor divide and ensure a holistic development.
The author is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana. The article should be cited as Jha, D. 2019. The rich poor divide in India, Geography and You, 19(14):4-9.
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