Poverty Elimination Report

Datanomics: Kerala set to become India's first extreme poverty-free state

But its definition of extreme poverty was based on a lower floor of earning than the World Bank's

Cong slams govt over rising 'inequality', cites World Bank poverty report

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that while the Modi government is presenting the World Bank report as a success story, it raises serious concerns about persistent inequality

BS Number Wise: Here's why India's poverty estimates are problematic

Traditional estimates of poverty in the country rely on indicators that are outdated or inaccurate

India lifted record 273 million out of poverty in 10 years, says UN report

The report says India recorded largest reduction in number of people living in poverty in that period

NITI Aayog's task force submits report on poverty elimination to PM Modi

The current poverty estimates are based on the methodology recommended by Suresh Tendulkar in 2009