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KATHMANDU, Feb 13: A total of 20.27 percent of Nepalis are living under the poverty line, down by 4.93 percentage points compared to 12 years ago.
Poverty fell from over 25 percent in 2011 to just over 20 percent in 2023, says the Fourth Living Standard Survey.
Nepal has failed to bring down the poverty rate in the past 12 years as 20% of the population remains pegged below the poverty line, says a new government survey.
KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The weather is clear in the hilly parts of the country and partly cloudy in the rest of the country. Most of the places in Terai are cloudy and foggy.