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  India sees sharp fall in extreme poverty, 269 million lifted out in 11 years: World Bank

  India | June 07, 2025 11:40 IST

  The World Bank’s assessment, using the international poverty line of \$3.00 per day at 2021 prices, highlights a widespread reduction in poverty across both rural and urban areas.

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  Assam govt launches poverty alleviation scheme, expands benefits to 37.2 lakh beneficiaries

  Arunachal Pradesh | September 19, 2024 17:48 IST

  This new phase increases the number of recipients by over 12.5 lakh compared to the 24.6 lakh recipients of Orunodoi 2.0, making it the largest state-run Direct Bank Transfer (DBT) initiative in Assam's history.

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  JPMorgan CEO lauds 'tough' PM Modi for doing 'unbelievable job' on poverty alleviation

  Business | April 24, 2024 18:25 IST

  JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon commended PM Modi for pulling 400 million people out of poverty through inclusive financial programmes. He also called the Indian leader "tough" for breaking old bureaucratic norms and opening bank accounts for 700 million people.

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  RSS expresses concern over 'rising income inequality', says poverty is a demon, we need to kill it

  India | October 03, 2022 7:23 IST

  "We should be sad that 20 crore people are below poverty line. And 23 crore people are earning less than Rs 375 per day. Poverty is a demon-like challenge in front of us. It is important that we put to death this demon," RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said.

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  Top 10 quotes of PM Modi at UN summit

  World | September 26, 2015 10:39 IST

  New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a strong pitch for reforms in the UN security council while addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit.The prime minister's 18-minute Hindi speech, in which he

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  Liberalisation Shifted Focus From Poverty Alleviation : Aiyar

  Politics | December 20, 2011 23:35 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 20: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might have launched economic reforms 20 years ago but Congress leader and ‘in-house' critic Mani Shankar Aiyar today said the liberalisation process in the country shifted the