The Congress expressed concerns on Sunday over a recent World Bank report that said poverty and inequality remain ...

India's poverty rate of 28.1% challenges its claim as one of the most equal societies, Congress urges policy change.

Jairam Ramesh said government supporters are now trying to twist the data to claim that India is “one of the most equal ...

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh raised alarms over rising inequality in India, revealing that in 2023-24, the top 10% of earners made 13 times more than the bottom 10%.

India's extreme poverty rate decreased to 5.3% in 2022-23 from 27.1% in 2011-12. Approximately 269 million individuals were lifted out of extreme poverty in 11 years.

India has managed to reduce its 'extreme poverty rate' from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, data by the World Bank said, indicating that India's economic trajectory has seen a transformative ...

India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3 per cent over a decade from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to $3 per day.

The Congress expressed concerns on Sunday over a recent World Bank report that said poverty and inequality remain concerningly high in India, and requested the Centre to take steps, including bringing ...

India's extreme poverty rate has declined from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, according to World Bank data. In contrast, nearly 45% of Pakistan's population lives in poverty, with 16.5% ...

Chennai: Over the past decade India has lifted 171 million people from extreme poverty. Those living on less than $2.15 per day fell from 16.2 percent in 2011- 12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, finds ...