In a striking announcement this April, the World Bank claimed that India has successfully lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty over the decade spanning 2011-12 to 2022-23. According to ...

According to a World Bank report, extreme poverty (defined as living on less than USD 2.15 per day) decreased from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people ...

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

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 ...

Himanshu et al, “Poverty Decline in India after 2011–12”, The Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 60, Issue No: 15, April 12, 2025 A recent paper has estimated that poverty reduction in ...

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.

India's extreme poverty rate fell from 27.1% in 2012 to 5.3% in 2022, lifting 269 million out of poverty. In contrast, Pakistan's extreme poverty rose from 4.9% in 2017 to 16.5% in 2021 ...

India’s poverty story is far from over. While recent figures suggest progress, they also mask critical gaps in methodology, data collection and lived experiences.

India has achieved a remarkable feat in its fight against poverty. According to the World Bank, India has lifted 171 million or 17.1 crore people out of extreme poverty in the decade between 2011 ...

The absence of official poverty estimates after 2011–12 has led to a new debate about the recent evolution of poverty in India. Reviewing the existing estimates of consumption-based poverty after 2011 ...