India's extreme poverty drops to 2.6% as inequality deepens

World Bank data shows India's extreme poverty fell from 27.1% to 2.6% between 2011 and 2023, lifting 500 million people out of poverty. However, inequality has deepened, raising questions about the distribution of growth. The data is a major economic and social development with implications for India's global standing and domestic stability.

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