Poverty is a multi dimensional concept. Trap of poverty not only sunk the income but also sunk the basic necessity needs i.e., decent life equality of opportunity, healthcare, education, sanitation etc. In this paper we analyzed the status poor by exploring their standard of life. One reason for exploring the status of poor i.e., Pauri-Garhwal region mainly suffering from lack of secondary and tertiary sector which means ultimate burden comes on the primary sector i.e. agriculture but over the time climatically change makes unsuitable agricultural climate has been created and leave huge mass of unemployed agricultural labour specially in hill regions. In hill region of Uttarakhand we have seen that there are lacks of irrigational facilities, lacks of modern farm equipment, lacks of fertilizers, lacks of transportation and communication facilities, lack of industrial sector etc. On behalf of this, this paper analyzed the standard of life by exploring their living and housing conditions. This study contrasting data from 80 BPL households which were randomly selected from one development blocks out of fifteen blocks of the district. This study reveals the status of poor people of Pauri Garhwal district which is residing in poor unhygienic condition.
Poverty, Rural Hill Region, Living Condition, Housing Condition
