The poverty line is now set at INR 1,632 for rural areas and INR 1,944 for urban areas, significantly higher than the INR 816 (rural) and INR 1,000 (urban) benchmarks established in 2011-12.

China, for instance, has witnessed sustained high economic growth in the past 40 years, and has pulled 800 million people out ...

The report also highlighted significant improvements in rural and urban poverty levels over the years, supported by data from the government’s Consumption Expenditure Survey. Recently Prime Minister ...

N.R. Narayana Murthy emphasizes entrepreneurship as key to reducing poverty, urging government to support job creation ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming his impoverished background into a drive ...

(Image/Freepik) India’s poverty fell sharply from close to 22% in 2011-12 to well under 5% in 2023-24, with almost minimal incidence of extreme poverty, and a shrinking of urban-rural gap ...

The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the landscape of poverty in the aftermath of an extraordinary series of shocks to the global economy. Global progress in reducing extreme ...

India’s poverty rate has fallen below 5%, with extreme poverty nearly eradicated, according to a research study by the State Bank of India (SBI). The report estimates that national poverty rates are ...

Itanagar: Arunachal governor Lt Gen (retd) KT Parnaik has said the state has made remarkable progress in reducing multidimensional poverty, reports Joken Ete. Addressing the 72ndNEC plenary in ...

A research study by State Bank of India (SBI) highlighted that the ... the poorest segments of the population. This sharp reduction in poverty levels shows country’s progress in improving ...

The World Bank's study highlights the transformative impact of financial inclusion in reducing poverty, empowering ...