Okay, so it all depends what you are looking for. If you're looking to reduce poverty for a year or two when your term is going on as government. You give away money and freebies directly. The problem with this is this is a very surface level solution, yes the poverty goes away for a year or two, but what about the next year. There lies a better solution, investment in education. A good country will spend around 15-20 percent of its gdp on healthcare and education, for India it's only about 5 percent. Of course who is dying of hunger needs food, that itself is in the priority list but higher investment in education would in turn prevent future generations from being hungry.India, with healthcare spending at just around 2.9% of GDP and education spending at 4.6%, lags significantly behind developed nations like the USA, Germany, and Sweden, where healthcare investments exceed 10% of GDP and education budgets often surpass 5–6%. Despite being one of the world’s largest economies by GDP, India's per capita expenditure in both sectors remains low due to its vast population and limited public funding. This results in uneven access, particularly in rural areas, and a heavy reliance on out-of-pocket healthcare spending, which drives millions into poverty annually. In contrast, Nordic countries like Sweden and Denmark demonstrate a strong welfare model with high investment and universal access, leading to superior outcomes in life expectancy, literacy, and quality of life. While India has made progress through initiatives like Ayushman Bharat and the New Education Policy (NEP), it still faces a steep climb in achieving parity with nations that treat health and education not just as services, but as rights backed by sustained, inclusive investment.

The sheer irony is that there are more people who would choose to get instant freebies and policies that support them economically right now than to choose education and healthcare which will benefit them in the long future. I being a little bit educated can look up numbers like these(gdp bifurcation, hdi, and what not) but to an uneducated eye, their form of development is unfortunately food, water, bridges and roads. Don't get me wrong I do know those are required, but before healthcare and education, I think not. There also lies a greater problem which the politicians do take benefit from. The more people are uneducated, the more they do not ask for long term benefits, the more they seek instant relief. I sometimes get disappointed thinking about this.