Poverty Report

Nitish Kumar proposes to expand caste-based reservations in Bihar to 65%

In 1992, the Supreme Court had capped total caste-based quota to 50%.

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· Nov 07, 2023 · 05:37 pm
Gujarat added 1,359 families to below poverty line list in two years

A person who spends Rs 33.3 a day in urban areas and Rs 27.2 in rural areas is considered to be below the poverty line.

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· Mar 22, 2023 · 07:31 pm
5.6 crore Indians plunged into poverty in 2020, says World Bank

Data from a survey conducted by think tank CMIE had to be used as India has not published official figures since 2011, the financial body said.

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· Oct 06, 2022 · 11:12 am