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Despite India being largely self-sufficient in foodgrain production and having welfare schemes, hunger and nutrition remain serious issues, with India ranking as one of the worst countries in the world in food security parameters. [35] Due to unfulfilled previous demands 2024 Indian farmers' protest started on 13 of February 2024.
Based on the above consumption expenditure survey, a State Bank of India report stated that rural poverty was 7.2% and urban poverty was 4.6% in 2022-23 with a new consumption expenditure-based poverty line for India of Rs 1,622 per person per month for rural areas and Rs 1,929 per person per month for urban areas in India based on the ...
Indian police on Friday used tear gas against hundreds of farmers taking part in a march to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices in a repeat of 2021 protests. Clashes broke out near Shambhu ...
Income inequality in India refers to the unequal distribution of wealth and income among its citizens. According to the CIA World Factbook , the Gini coefficient of India, which is a measure of income distribution inequality, was 35.2 in 2011, ranking 95th out of 157. [ 2 ]
Chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin announced an ex gratia of ₹ 1 million (US$12,000) for the family of the deceased and ₹ 50,000 (US$600) for the injured. [11] The Government of Tamil Nadu issued orders for the transfer of then District Collector of Kallakurichi and the appointment of a new collector.
In 2005, the government of India unveiled a bold scheme to bring its poorest citizens into the 21st century. It would commission a series of coal-fired power plants — each with seven times the capacity of its average U.S. counterpart — that would provide cheap electricity in a country where one-third of the population lives off the grid.
Various poverty lines and resulting percentage of BPL population Method Line Figure % of poor population Poor population World Bank (2021) poverty line 1.90 (PPP $ day) 6 84m [7] lower middle-income line 3.20 (PPP $ day) 26.2 365m [7] upper middle-income line 5.50 (PPP $ day) 60.1 838m [7] Asian Development Bank (2014) poverty line
4 May – Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar rejects comments made by US President Joe Biden saying that India's economic growth was being held back by xenophobia. [57] 9 May – Air India Express cancels more than 85 flights due to staff calling in sick, linked to a protest against working conditions imposed by the new owner Tata Group ...