New Delhi496 million Indians rose above $4.20 a day.
The World Bank says it is among the fastest declines recorded, but gains remain uneven.
The share of people in India below that line fell from 57.7% in 2011, the World Bank said.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said only 2.6% remain in extreme poverty and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 70+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- Bloomberg Business
- Economic Times leans favorable
- uses the BJP MP's press conference to attack Congress's mock Parliament, pairing the World Bank 2.6% extreme-poverty figure with the Gini ranking
- Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd leans favorable
- reproduces the BJP MP's claims with the ANI dateline and credits the reduction to Modi-era policy
Sources: Economic Times, Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd, Bloomberg Business