Congress slams Modi government after World Bank said extreme poverty in India declined; says inconvenient data brushed aside

The Opposition party’s assertion came after the World Bank said India’s extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% over a decade from 27.1% in 2011-12

​The Opposition party’s assertion came after the World Bank said India’s extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% over a decade from 27.1% in 2011-12