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COVID Pandemic pushes 23 crore Indians into poverty: Report
As the pandemic and the eventual lockdowns wreaked havoc on the economy and livelihoods, around 23 crore Indians have been pushed into poverty
| 7 May 2021 1:08 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: As the pandemic and the eventual lockdowns wreaked havoc on the economy and livelihoods, around 23 crore Indians have been pushed into poverty during the past one year, showed a report by Azim Premji University.
It said that the rural poverty rate increased by 15 percentage points and the urban poverty rate was up nearly 20 points. The number of individuals who lie below the national minimum wage threshold (Rs 375 per day as recommended by the Anoop Satpathy committee) increased by 230 million during the pandemic, said the report titled State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid-19 .
23 crore Indians pushed into poverty amid pandemic: Report
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New Delhi, May 6 : As the pandemic and the eventual lockdowns wreaked havoc on the economy and livelihoods, around 23 crore Indians have been pushed into poverty during the past one year, showed a report by Azim Premji University.
It said that the rural poverty rate increased by 15 percentage points and the urban poverty rate was up nearly 20 points. The number of individuals who lie below the national minimum wage threshold (Rs 375 per day as recommended by the Anoop Satpathy committee) increased by 230 million during the pandemic, said the report titled State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid-19 .
As the pandemic and the eventual lockdowns wreaked havoc on the economy and livelihoods, around 23 crore Indians have been pushed into poverty during the past one year, showed a report by Azim Premji University. It said that the rural poverty rate increased by 15 percentage points and the urban poverty rate was up nearly 20 points. The number of individuals who lie below the national minimum wage threshold (Rs 375 per day as recommended by the Anoop Satpathy committee) increased by 230 million during the pandemic, said the report titled State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid-19 . It noted that though incomes fell across the board, the pandemic has taken a far heavier toll on poorer households. In April and May, the poorest 20 per cent of households lost their entire incomes.
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