India Poverty Reduction World Bank Report

2 UPDATES · 3 DAYS · 1 NOV 2026 — 3 NOV 2026

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Latest · 3 Nov 2026

India lifted nearly 500 million people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023 as extreme poverty fell from 27.1 percent to 2.6 percent according to a World Bank report.

What this timeline covers

This event covers Narendra Modi's applause and the associated reactions, analyses, and follow-up developments regarding the World Bank report on India's poverty reduction between 2011 and 2023. It excludes other actions by the Prime Minister, the World Bank, or the Indian government that are not direct developments of this specific report.

The full story, from the beginning

1Nov

STORY BEGINS — The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted a World Bank report showing that India's extreme poverty rate plummeted by 90 percent as 49.6 crore people moved out of poverty.

3Nov

LATEST UPDATE — Al Jazeera

India lifted nearly 500 million people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023 as extreme poverty fell from 27.1 percent to 2.6 percent according to a World Bank report.

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