https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=29435 Rural poverty fell sharply to 4.86 per cent and urban poverty to 4.09 per cent in 2023-24, driven by government support programmes, higher consumption growth in the lowest deciles, expanded rural infrastructure, and direct transfers that narrowed the rural-urban consumption gap; the report notes food-price effects hit lower-income states harder and that census-based population revisions may slightly alter estimates. en-us Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:16:04 +0530 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:16:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=29435 Rural poverty fell sharply to 4.86 per cent and urban poverty to 4.09 per cent in 2023-24, driven by government support programmes, higher consumption growth in the lowest deciles, expanded rural infrastructure, and direct transfers that narrowed the rural-urban consumption gap; the report notes food-price effects hit lower-income states harder and that census-based population revisions may slightly alter estimates. News - Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:16:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=29435