India's poverty continues to decline steadily, with the poverty rate likely to fall to 4.6 per cent in 2024, estimates a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI). This marks a significant ...

India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% over a decade from 27.1% in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to USD 3 per day. Given India's inflation ...

Between 2013-14 and 2022-23, approximately 24.82 crore Indians escaped multidimensional poverty. The headcount ratio fell from 29.17% to 11.28%, showcasing the impact of large-scale schemes like ...

India knows how to count the poor. From ration cards to multi-decade surveys such as the National Sample Survey, there are sophisticated systems to track deprivation – who’s getting by, who’s falling ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The World Bank says that India has made radical strides in eliminating extreme poverty. The reality on the ground is more complicated.