India sees big reduction in poverty, but inequality on the rise: UNDP
Poverty remains "persistently" concentrated in states that are home to 45% of India's population but contain 62% of its poor
Poverty remains "persistently" concentrated in states that are home to 45% of India's population but contain 62% of its poor
Calling it “remarkable”, UNDP says in India, incidence fell from 55.1% to 16.4%; deprivation in all indicators declined
India was ranked 130 in 2020, with index value of 0.645. Drop in 2021 attributed to Covid, geo-political crisis, climate change, which affected 90% countries, taking them backwards in ranking
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