Ends of India Poverty: India has achieved a significant milestone by lifting 171 million people out of extreme poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, according to the World Bank. Extreme poverty rates dropped from 16.2% to 2.3%, with rural areas seeing a decline from 18.4% to 2.8% and urban areas from 10.7% to 1.1%. Despite this progress, challenges like youth unemployment and gender disparities in employment persist. The Times of India
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Big win! India reduced extreme poverty from 16.2% in 2012 to just 2.3% in 2023.
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Rural poverty crashed from 18.4% to 2.8%, and urban poverty from 10.7% to 1.1%.
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The rural-urban poverty gap shrunk from 7.7 to 1.7 points.
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India poverty journey lifted 171 million people, says the World Bank.
👉 Why this matters: Less poverty = more opportunity, stability, and hope!
🔗 Trusted Source – World Bank Report
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