Answer the following in 5-6 sentences each.

What are the indicators of poverty?

Poverty is the economic situation in which a person is not able to completely fulfil the minimum requirements needed to lead their life. It is the condition in which people are deprived of their basic and fundamental necessities of life. The basic requirements of the people include those physical and social factors that enable them to have a much higher standard of living. On the physical side, it includes the requirement of proper, nutritious three-square meals, clothing and shelter. From the social perspective, it includes the requirement of health facilities, clean drinking water, clean surroundings and educational facilities.

The absence of any of these physical and social factors can be considered as a situation of poverty.