Currently, India provides monthly financial assistance to about 800 million people. Murthy's comments come amid an ongoing ...

Currently, India supports 80 crore people through monthly cash transfers, amid an ongoing debate over the sustainability and ...

India has witnessed a sharp reduction in poverty and inequality over the past decade, according to a new study by economists ...

Sultana Begum, the great-granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, lives in a Kolkata slum in stark ...

Absolute poverty in India, as per World Bank's metric, has been nearly eradicated, dropping to just 1%. The percentage of the ...

Niti Aayog member Arvind Virmani claims absolute poverty is virtually eradicated in India, citing World Bank standards.

India has virtually eliminated absolute poverty based on World Bank standards, according to Arvind Virmani from Niti Aayog.

Haryana's poverty rate has surged six-fold to 51.83 lakh families (over 2 crore people) in the past five years, as per official data.

Vijayawada: The state govt asserted that it is committed to eradicate poverty and achieve zero poverty by 2030, aligning with ...

Haryana has seen a six-fold increase in poverty over the past five years, with 51.83 lakh families now below the poverty line ...