In this paper we report our findings as to the extent of poverty among the casual labourers of Shillong, the capital … city of Meghalaya, India. Two views of poverty have been considered; first at the per capita (per month) income level and …

in the social spirit and prowess, so much needed to benefit from globalization. Acute poverty is the major structural … links to the market. Poverty cripples the very foundations of these possibilities. Therefore, under the prevailing …

of labour is near- zero and productivity of land provides only subsistence. Poverty keeps consumption and savings low …

The objective of this study is to bring out the case of poverty, undernourishment and health conditions of casual … 48.95 percent of income) on food articles yielding energy. Some 38.4 percent of these households are below poverty line … in the sample households are below poverty line. The mean energy intake of these households is slightly less than 1600 …