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The Hindu
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Congress slams Modi government after World Bank said extreme poverty in India declined; says inconvenient data brushed aside
'The Modi government is celebrating a drop in extreme poverty to 5.3% but this is based on a poverty line of $3 per day which is certainly not enough to live with dignity,' the Congress said on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) and accused the Centre of brushing aside 'inconvenient data.' The Opposition party's assertion came after the World Bank said India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% over a decade from 27.1% in 2011-12. The World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to $3 per day. Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, "The Modi government is celebrating a drop in extreme poverty to 5.3%. But this is based on a poverty line of $3 [₹250] per day — just enough to avoid starvation, but certainly not enough to live with dignity." 'The 2022-23 Consumption Expenditure Survey, conducted after an 11-year gap, came with a revised methodology — making direct comparisons with the UPA-era data appear favourable, but statistically invalid,' Mr. Khera said. 'The 2017-18 survey was buried, likely to hide the fallout of demonetisation and GST. COVID-era poverty? Ignored,' he said. 'Meanwhile, the Modi government evaded Parliament on defining an official poverty line and ignored over 15 questions related to it,' Mr. Khera claimed. "Their claim of lifting over 25 crore people out of poverty is based on a manipulated index. CMIE data shows 621 million Indians [44%] still live in poverty. On the Global Hunger Index, India ranks 105th, with 18.7% child wasting and 35.5% stunting," Mr. Khera said. He pointed out that on the World Happiness Report, India sits at 118th and on the Human Development Index, India loses more than 30% of its score owing to inequality. "All this is inconvenient data. So, it is brushed aside. In the end, the poor are left to endure inflation, unemployment, a steady collapse of public services and declining quality of life while the ruling party's crony capitalist friends loot thousands of crores with absolute impunity," Mr. Khera said. "This is the story of two India: One that suffers and the other that cashes in," he added. The World Bank, in a report, said given India's inflation rate between 2017 and 2021, a revised extreme poverty line of $3 would constitute a 15% higher threshold than $2.15 expressed in 2021 prices and result in a 5.3% poverty rate in 2022-23. As against 34 crore people below poverty line ($3/per day) in 2011-12, the numbers have come down to 7.5 crore in 2022-23 in absolute numbers. The World Bank has announced a major revision to global poverty estimates, raising the International Poverty Line (IPL) from $2.15/day (2017 PPP) to $3/day (2021 PPP), according to a factsheet issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on the report. "While the change led to a global increase in the count of extreme poverty by 125 million, India emerged as a statistical outlier in a positive direction. Using more refined data and updated survey methods, India not only withstood the raised threshold but also demonstrated a massive reduction in poverty," the PIB said in its factsheet details issued on Saturday (June 7, 2025).
Deccan Herald
10-06-2025
- Business
- Deccan Herald
Inconvenient data brushed aside: Congress slams govt after World Bank says extreme poverty in India declined
The 2022-23 Consumption Expenditure Survey, conducted after an 11-year gap, came with a revised methodology -- making direct comparisons with the UPA-era data appear favourable, but statistically invalid, Khera said.
The Print
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Print
Inconvenient data brushed aside: Cong slams govt after WB says extreme poverty in India declined
The World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to USD 3 per day. Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, 'The Modi government is celebrating a drop in extreme poverty to 5.3%. But this is based on a poverty line of USD 3 (Rs 250) per day – just enough to avoid starvation, but certainly not enough to live with dignity.' The 2022-23 Consumption Expenditure Survey, conducted after an 11-year gap, came with a revised methodology — making direct comparisons with the UPA-era data appear favourable, but statistically invalid, Khera said. The opposition party's assertion came after the World Bank said India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3 per cent over a decade from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12. New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) The Modi government is celebrating a drop in extreme poverty to 5.3% but this is based on a poverty line of USD 3 per day which is certainly not enough to live with dignity, the Congress said on Tuesday and accused the Centre of brushing aside 'inconvenient data'. 'The 2017-18 survey was buried, likely to hide the fallout of demonetisation and GST. COVID-era poverty? Ignored,' he said. Meanwhile, the Modi government evaded Parliament on defining an official poverty line and ignored over 15 questions related to it, Khera claimed. 'Their claim of lifting over 25 crore people out of poverty is based on a manipulated index. CMIE data shows 621 million Indians (44%) still live in poverty. On the Global Hunger Index, India ranks 105th, with 18.7% child wasting and 35.5% stunting,' Khera said. He pointed out that on the World Happiness Report, India sits at 118th, and on the Human Development Index, India loses over 30% of its score due to inequality. 'All this is inconvenient data. So, it is brushed aside. In the end, the poor are left to endure inflation, unemployment, a steady collapse of public services and declining quality of life while the ruling party's crony capitalist friends loot thousands of crores with absolute impunity,' Khera said. 'This is the story of two India: One that suffers, and the other that cashes in,' he added. The World Bank, in a report, said given India's inflation rate between 2017 and 2021, a revised extreme poverty line of USD 3 would constitute a 15 per cent higher threshold than USD 2.15 expressed in 2021 prices and result in a 5.3 per cent poverty rate in 2022-23. As against 34 crore people below poverty line (USD 3/per day) in 2011-12, the numbers have come down to 7.5 crore in 2022-23 in absolute numbers. The World Bank has announced a major revision to global poverty estimates, raising the International Poverty Line (IPL) from USD 2.15/day (2017 PPP) to USD 3/day (2021 PPP), according to a factsheet issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on the report. 'While the change led to a global increase in the count of extreme poverty by 125 million, India emerged as a statistical outlier in a positive direction. Using more refined data and updated survey methods, India not only withstood the raised threshold but also demonstrated a massive reduction in poverty,' the PIB said in its factsheet details issued on Saturday. PTI ASK DV DV This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
New Indian Express
10-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
'Inconvenient data brushed aside': Congress slams Centre over World Bank's extreme poverty data
NEW DELHI: The Modi government is celebrating a drop in extreme poverty to 5.3% but this is based on a poverty line of USD 3 per day which is certainly not enough to live with dignity, the Congress said on Tuesday and accused the Centre of brushing aside "inconvenient data." The opposition party's assertion came after the World Bank said India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3 percent over a decade from 27.1 percent in 2011-12. The World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to USD 3 per day. Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, "The Modi government is celebrating a drop in extreme poverty to 5.3%. But this is based on a poverty line of USD 3 (Rs 250) per day - just enough to avoid starvation, but certainly not enough to live with dignity." The 2022-23 Consumption Expenditure Survey, conducted after an 11-year gap, came with a revised methodology – making direct comparisons with the UPA-era data appear favourable, but statistically invalid, Khera said. "The 2017-18 survey was buried, likely to hide the fallout of demonetisation and GST. COVID-era poverty? Ignored," he said. Meanwhile, the Modi government evaded Parliament on defining an official poverty line and ignored over 15 questions related to it, Khera claimed. "Their claim of lifting over 25 crore people out of poverty is based on a manipulated index. CMIE data shows 621 million Indians (44%) still live in poverty. On the Global Hunger Index, India ranks 105th, with 18.7% child wasting and 35.5% stunting," Khera said. He pointed out that on the World Happiness Report, India sits at 118th, and on the Human Development Index, India loses over 30% of its score due to inequality. "All this is inconvenient data. So, it is brushed aside. In the end, the poor are left to endure inflation, unemployment, a steady collapse of public services and declining quality of life while the ruling party's crony capitalist friends loot thousands of crores with absolute impunity," Khera said. "This is the story of two India: One that suffers, and the other that cashes in," he added. The World Bank, in a report, said given India's inflation rate between 2017 and 2021, a revised extreme poverty line of USD 3 would constitute a 15 percent higher threshold than USD 2.15 expressed in 2021 prices and result in a 5.3 percent poverty rate in 2022-23. As against 34 crore people below poverty line (USD 3/per day) in 2011-12, the numbers have come down to 7.5 crore in 2022-23 in absolute numbers. The World Bank has announced a major revision to global poverty estimates, raising the International Poverty Line (IPL) from USD 2.15/day (2017 PPP) to USD 3/day (2021 PPP), according to a factsheet issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on the report. "While the change led to a global increase in the count of extreme poverty by 125 million, India emerged as a statistical outlier in a positive direction. Using more refined data and updated survey methods, India not only withstood the raised threshold but also demonstrated a massive reduction in poverty," the PIB said in its factsheet details issued on Saturday.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India lifted 170 million out of poverty in a decade: World Bank
New Delhi: India made strides in poverty reduction, lifting 170 million (17 crore) people out of poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, a new World Bank report said. The proportion of people living in extreme poverty, those living on less than $2.15 a day, declined to 2.3% in 2022-23 from 16.2% in 2011-12. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack India pulled the plug on IWT when Pakistanis are fighting over water What makes this India-Pakistan standoff more dangerous than past ones The problem of Pakistan couldn't have come at a worse time for D-St On Friday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the feat on social media and noted that employment growth has outpaced working-age population. Rural areas recorded a higher decline in poverty than urban areas. The extreme poverty rate in rural areas fell to 2.8% in 2022-23 from 18.4% in 2011-12, while urban areas saw a reduction to 1.1% from 10.7% during the same period, according to the 'Poverty and Equity Brief' by the World Bank. Five states-Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh-accounted for 65% of India's extreme poor in 2011-12. These states were also responsible for two-third of the poverty reduction by 2022-23 and now represent 54% of those living in extreme poverty. 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Sulawesi Selatan: AI guru Andrew Ng recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Aroun... Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo The poverty estimates are based on the Consumption Expenditure Survey 2011-12 and the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23. While the latest survey includes improvements in questionnaire design, survey implementation, and sampling, the World Bank cautioned that these changes pose challenges for making comparisons over time. It also noted underestimation of consumption inequality due to sampling and data limitations. India's Gini Index, which measures consumption-based inequality, fell to 25.5 in 2022-23 from 28.8 in 2011-12, marking an improvement. However, the Bank warned that this may not fully reflect reality due to data limitations. Live Events In contrast, the World Inequality Database reported a rise in income inequality, with the Index increasing to 62 in 2023 from 52 in 2004. "Wage disparity remains high, with the median earnings of the top 10 %being 13 times higher than the bottom 10% in 2023-24," the Bank mentioned. On a positive note, employment has grown faster than the working-age population since 2021-22, according to the World Bank. The data shows a shift in the workforce: more male workers are moving from rural to urban areas, while female employment in rural agriculture is rising, it added.
