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July 6 , 2025
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- New reports reveal poverty in India has fallen a lot in recent years.
- SBI (State Bank of India) reports rural poverty at 4.86% and urban poverty at 4.09% in 2023–24.
- World Bank presents even lower numbers, with rural poverty at 2.8% and urban at 1.1%.
- Many experts believe these numbers may not show the true living conditions of people.
- India still uses an old method that measures poverty by calorie intake.
- A new idea called the "Thali Index" checks food affordability using a simple Indian meal.
- Crisil estimates a basic vegetarian thali (meal) costs around ₹30 in India.
- But 40% of rural and 10% of urban people could not afford two thalis a day in 2023–24.
- This highlights that even if the poverty looks low, many still suffer from hidden hunger.
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