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One-tenth of India’s population escaped poverty in five years – government report

Residents walk in an alley in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai, on 12th March, 2015.

New Delhi, IndiaReuters Nearly 135 million people, around 10 per cent of India’s population, escaped poverty in the five years to March, 2021, a government report found on Monday. Residents walk in an alley in Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, in Mumbai, on 12th March, 2015. PICTURE: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/File photo Rural areas saw the […]