The World Bank says that India has made radical strides in eliminating extreme poverty. The reality on the ground is more ...

Using microdata from nationally representative household and labor force surveys, we study the impact and drivers of poverty and inequality in India during the pandemic. We have three main findings.

Urban unemployment declined to 6.6% in Q1 FY24/25 ... If the extreme poverty line is revised to $3.00/day and the lower-middle-income line to $4.20/day, India’s 2022–23 poverty rates would be adjusted ...

including youth unemployment and gender disparities in employment, despite rising employment rates. Read Less NEW DELHI: India has successfully lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty in ...

In a report on ‘India Poverty and Equity Brief’, the multilateral ... bottom 10 per cent in 2023-24,” the report noted. Urban unemployment fell to 6.6 per cent in Q1 FY24/25, the lowest ...

Extreme poverty in India, which refers to people living on ... Employment rates, especially among women, are rising, and urban unemployment fell to 6.6 per cent in Q1FY25, the lowest since 2017-18.

Poverty estimates have long been a political battleground in India. The recent Multidimensional Poverty Index findings have been critiqued not just for methodological flaws but also for ...

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 has lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty between 2011-12 and ... in working-age population since 2021-22. Urban unemployment dropped to 6.6% in Q1 FY2024-25, the lowest since ...

Urban unemployment declined to 6.6% in Q1 ... to $3.00/day and the lower-middle-income line to $4.20/day, India’s 2022–23 poverty rates would be adjusted to 5.3% and 23.9%, respectively.

The World Bank reports India lifted 171 ... 378 million were lifted out of poverty. While significant progress occurred, challenges remain, including youth unemployment and gender disparities ...