Poverty Line

The World Bank uses three international poverty thresholds to measure poverty, based on daily income or consumption levels adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). The latest estimates use 2021 PPP values and three poverty lines: $3 per day, $4.20 per day and $8.30 per day.

The World Bank, in its report Poverty and Equity Brief for India, released in April 2025, revealed that Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said 5.5 crore people in Uttar Pradesh were lifted out of poverty in six years.