Poverty In India

13 crore Indians came out of poverty in five years, claims Union Minister Piyush Goyal

He cited a NITI Aayog report saying that the share of India’s multidimensionally poor fell from 24.85% in 2015-’16 to 14.96% in 2019-’21.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 29, 2023 · 09:15 am
How many people live below the poverty line in India? It could be 34 million or 373 million

In the absence of data, estimates differ widely.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
· May 05, 2023 · 07:30 pm
Colonial roots, criminalising the vulnerable: Why India’s laws against begging need an urgent rehaul

The laws should be reformed to address poverty and ensure the rehabilitation of those with few means to survive.

Sneha Priya Yanappa
&
Avinash Reddy
· Apr 16, 2023 · 09:00 am

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