One of the important determinants of poverty in both absolute and relative terms is the level and growth of wages in an economy.

Patharia, a village-situated in the Bundhelkund region is stark contrast to other villages. Inhabited by the Bedia tribe, a part of the vimukta jati where adult members in the family never worked and depended solely on the earnings of the young girl involved in prostitution.

Experts are increasingly emphasizing the need to assess the quality of family planning services from the users' perspective.