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India lifted 496 million people out of poverty, World Bank says
Original: India saw about 496 million people lifted out of poverty between 2011 and 2023 in one of the world’s fastest declines in
The World Bank says about 496 million Indians were lifted out of poverty between 2011 and 2023, calling it one of the fastest declines in the world. The bank also cautioned that the gains remain uneven across regions and population groups. The report has drawn wide attention in India, with commentators debating the scale of the achievement and the persistence of inequality.
Why now: The World Bank released striking new poverty figures for India, prompting debate over both the achievement and uneven distribution of gains.
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