Extreme poverty in India below 3%: World Poverty Clock
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India is making significant strides in reducing extreme poverty, with less than 3% of its population living below the extreme poverty threshold of $1.9 (PPP) a day, the World Poverty Clock reported. As per the data, around 34 million people are living in extreme poverty, compared to 40 million in 2023. The initiative—supported by Germany—serves as a real-time tool for monitoring poverty reduction across nations and gauging progress toward the UN's first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of Ending Extreme Poverty.