World Banks new poverty norms find larger number of poor in India
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28/08/2008
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Hindu (New Delhi)
NEW DELHI: With an upward revision in its international poverty line norm from $1 a day, a World Bank study has revealed that nearly five out of 10 Indians are living on less than $1.25 (approx. Rs. 55) a day. And what is worse, their number is on the rise, despite a fall in percentage terms.
In its update on