India’s extreme poverty rate falls sharply in 12 years to 2.6 pc in 2023: World Bank report

NEW DELHI, OCT 30 (PTI): India’s extreme poverty rate dropped sharply to 2.6 per cent in 2023 from 27.1 per cent in 2011, with the country lifting an estimated 496 million people out of poverty, a World Bank report said.The World Bank’s rep