270 million pulled out of poverty! How Modi government achieved a remarkable dip in extreme poverty & what’s the road ahead? Explained

The number of people living in extreme poverty in India has dipped to 75.24 million in FY 2022-23 from 344.47 million in FY 2011-12. Incidentally, India’s huge reduction in extreme poverty comes at a time when globally there has been an increase in the number of people below the poverty line.