{
  "id": 17257636,
  "title": "India made ‘remarkable progress’ in reducing poverty: World Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/india-made-remarkable-progress-in-reducing-poverty-world-bank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T16:59:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-made-remarkable-progress-in-reducing-poverty-world-bank/article71646460.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The World Bank has reported that India has made significant strides in reducing poverty over the past decade, according to its latest Poverty and Equity Brief for India released on October 30, 2026. Between 2011 and 2023, the share of the population living below the Lower Middle-Income Country line of $4.2/day fell from 57.7% to 16.1%, lifting an estimated 496 million people out of poverty. Extreme poverty, measured at $3/day, also declined from 27.1% to 2.6% during the same period. The report attributes these gains to inclusive development programmes, strong consumption growth, rising employment, especially among women, and expanded social transfers, including food subsidies. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman welcomed the findings, crediting the government's sustained policy efforts under Prime Minister Modi's leadership for these tangible results and for strengthening the foundations for inclusive growth and greater economic opportunity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Extreme poverty in India halved to 2.6% in 2023 from year ago, shows World Bank data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/extreme-poverty-in-india-halved-to-2-6-in-2023-from-year-ago-shows",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:20:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}