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  Over 24 crore Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty in last nine years: NITI Aayog 

  Business | January 16, 2024 11:24 IST

  As per the report, multidimensional poverty in India fell from 29.17 per cent in 2013-14 to 11.28 per cent in 2022-23, declining by 17.89 per cent.

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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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  Poverty in India dropped by half between 2005-16: UN Report

  World | September 20, 2018 21:43 IST

  he poverty rate in the country has nearly halved, falling from 55 per cent to 28 per cent over the ten-year period. India is the first country for which progress over time has been estimated.

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  Jesse Jackson urges IIM students to free India of poverty

  India | February 26, 2014 17:41 IST

  Kolkata : American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson today advised students of the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata to start an online campaign on twitter in an effort to free India from the shackles of

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  Poverty in India 2.5 times the official figure: study

  India | February 21, 2014 9:40 IST

  New Delhi:  Pursuing an "inclusive reforms" agenda that boosts investments and generates more jobs will help to significantly reduce poverty in India, where over half of the population struggle to meet their essential needs, McKinsey