1. To increase agricultural productivity: Development of agriculture will increase productivity per labour and increases employment ‘opportunities. This will be more advantageous to poor and poverty can be reduced.
2. Development of small-scale industries: If small and cottage industries can be developed and encouraged then poverty can be reduced on a larger scale.
3. Development of unorganised sector: If the conditions of workers of unorganised sectors like vegetable vendors, agricultural labourers, masons in construction, vendors, etc. are improved and social securities are provided to them, then developing their skill poverty can be reduced.
4. Use of appropriate tax policy: If the government makes such a policy wherein more tax is imposed on rich class and less tax an poor class then government makes expenses on welfare oriented programmes for the poor people. As a result, socio-economic conditions of the poor are improved and there is seen reduction in income inequality and poverty.
5. Rise in human capital investment: If the investment is made on education, skill development, then there will be very low level of unemployment and poverty will be less.
6. Goods and services at reasonable rate: If nutritive food, food security and basic services to poor people are made available at reasonable rates, it will directly reduce poverty.
7. Employment programmes ; For poverty eradication, an increase in employment opportunity is an important measure. Integrated Rural Development Programme -IRDP:2nd October, 1980
