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171mn lifted above poverty line in 10 yrs: WB

April 27, 2025

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India has lifted 171 million people from extreme poverty in the decade between 2011-12 and 2022-23, the World Bank said.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

“Over the past decade, India has significantly reduced poverty. Extreme poverty (living on less than $2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people above this line,” the World Bank said in its ‘Poverty & Equity Brief on India.

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