Congress Criticises Modi Government Over World Bank Poverty Data

The Congress party has sharply criticised the Modi government following the World Bank’s announcement that India’s extreme poverty rate dropped to 5.3% in 2022-23, down from 27.1% in 2011-12. This significant decline coincides with the World Bank’s revision of the International Poverty Line (IPL) from $2.15 to $3 per day (2021 PPP), a change that raises the threshold for measuring extreme poverty
The Congress party has sharply criticised the Modi government following the World Bank’s announcement that India’s extreme poverty rate dropped to 5.3% in 2022-23, down from 27.1% in 2011-12. This significant decline coincides with the World Bank’s revision of the International Poverty Line (IPL) from $2.15 to $3 per day (2021 PPP), a change that raises the threshold for measuring extreme poverty
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