Latest data released by the World Bank shows the tale of two countries - India and Pakistan - and their journey to battle poverty - a colonial inheritance.

Recent World Bank data reveals a significant decline in India's extreme poverty rate, dropping from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, lifting nearly 270 million people out of extreme poverty. This ...

News India News Extreme Poverty Rate Drops To 5.3% From 27.1% In India: World Bank Report About 75.24 million people were living in extreme poverty in India during 2022-23, a massive drop from 344 ...

Backed by the World Bank, Generation India’s Project AMBER has trained nearly 24,000 youth—65% of whom found jobs within three months—demonstrating a proven model for economic mobility. With continued ...

India lifts 17 crore out of poverty, employment growth outpaces population: World Bank In its report titled India Poverty and Equity Brief, the multilateral agency said that extreme poverty ...

India has lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, according to the World Bank's Poverty & Equity Brief. Extreme poverty levels dropped from 16.2% to 2.3% ...

The World Bank reports India lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, reducing it to 2.3%. Using a $3.65/day poverty line, 378 million were lifted out of poverty.