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India's Poverty Decline Is Among The Fastest, But Its Top 10% Workers Earn 13x More Than The Bottom 10%

NDTV Profit ·First reported 1d ago

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India's poverty rate fell sharply between 2011 and 2023, lifting 496 million people out of poverty, but wage inequality persists, with the top 10% of workers earning 13 times more than the bottom 10%.

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