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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.

India's extreme poverty rate fell from 27.1% in 2012 to 5.3% in 2022, lifting 269 million out of poverty. In contrast, Pakistan's extreme poverty rose from 4.9% in 2017 to 16.5% in 2021, with ...

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India's extreme poverty drops to 5.3% in 2022-23 from 27.1% in 2011-12, lifting 269 million people out of poverty, says World Bank. Despite a higher $3 poverty line, significant gains were made.