poverty

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.

The practice of slum tourism goes as far back as Victorian England and early 20th-century America, where elites would “slum” their way through the poorest neighbourhoods of London and New York.

The recent household expenditure surveys for 2022-23 and 2023-24 released by the government of India reveal India has nearly eradicated extreme poverty.

How American Deep State-funded Reporters’ Collective makes flawed arguments to claim that Modi govt rigged India's Multidimensional Poverty Index

David Cameron was addressing the UK Parliament where he responded to questions about India

India has now officially eliminated 'extreme poverty', which can be seen through the sharp decline in headcount poverty ratio and stark increase in household consumption, American think tank Brookings said in a report.

The Nitish government plans to provide Rs 2 lakh in financial help to 94 lakh families to launch small businesses over the next five years under the 'Bihar Small Entrepreneur Scheme'. The funds will be distributed to poor families in three instalments.

Over 24 crore Indians have escaped multidimensional poverty in last 9 years: NITI Aayog report

Highlighting that Pakistan’s economic model has failed completely, World Bank asked Pakistan to tax agriculture and real estate.

Their clear disconnect from the grassroots, and Indian and human values in general that showed when Nehru garlanded an Adivasi woman also reflected when Rahul and Priyanka made a fun road trip out of their sympathy visit to the Hathras victim's family.