Morning Digest | India’s poverty levels below 5%, claims NITI Aayog chief; TMC faces people’s anger in Sandeshkhali, and more

Poverty levels below 5%, claims NITI Aayog chief

Less than 5% of Indians are now expected to be below the poverty line, and extreme destitution has almost gone away, a top government official asserted on February 25, citing the findings of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for 2022-23. Retail inflation has also likely been overstated in recent years, he added.

With food spends down in the country, growth may get leg-up