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Extreme poverty dips in India from 27.1% to 5.3%, fall in absolute number 270 mn: World Bank
Published on: June 8, 2025, 6:39 a.m. | Source: Firstpost
In a major milestone, India’s extreme poverty rate dropped from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, lifting 269 million people out of poverty, according to World Bank estimates.
