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An estimated 496 million people in India reportedly rose above the $4.20-a-day poverty line from 2011 to 2023
At that threshold, the reported share living in poverty fell from 57.7% to 16.1% over the period.
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An estimated 496 million people in India reportedly rose above the $4.20-a-day poverty line between 2011 and 2023, as the share below it fell from 57.7% to 16.1%. At the separate $3-a-day extreme-poverty line, the reported share fell from 27.1% to 2.6%. Gains remained uneven: a belt from Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal accounted for around 57% of India’s poor population.
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