{
  "id": 17180210,
  "title": "India Lifts 49.6 Crore People Out Of Poverty, Extreme Poverty Falls From 27.1% To 2.6% Says World Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/india-lifts-49-6-crore-people-out-of-poverty-extreme-poverty-falls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T04:35:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/india-lifts-496-crore-people-out-of-poverty-extreme-poverty-falls-from-271-to-26-says-world-bank"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: India has recorded one of the world's fastest reductions in poverty , lifting approximately 49.6 crore people out of extreme poverty between 2011 and 2023, according to the World Bank's October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief. The report revealed that India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply from 27.1% to just 2.6% during the period, reflecting improvements in household consumption,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "India's Extreme Poverty Drops From 27.1% To 2.6% In 12 Years: World Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/indias-extreme-poverty-drops-from-27-1-to-2-6-in-12-years-world-bank",
        "published": "2026-10-30T05:09:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}