NITI Aayog: Proportion of poor dips to 14.9%, 135 mn pulled out of poverty
About 135 million Indians have moved out of multidimensional poverty in the past five years, according to India's NITI Aayog. The proportion of poor in the country fell from 24.8% to 14.9% between 2015-16 and 2019-21. Uttar Pradesh saw the highest number of people exiting poverty, followed by Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and West Bengal.
Source: indiatimes.com