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Revision note: Inclusive Growth, Poverty and Inequality

  • Inclusive growth: 11th Plan theme; broad-based, opportunity for all
  • Poverty lines: Alagh 1979 (2,400/2,100 kcal), Lakdawala 1993, Tendulkar 2009 (21.9% in 2011–12; last official), Rangarajan 2014 (29.5%; not adopted)
  • World Bank 2025: extreme poverty ~5.3% (2022–23) vs 27.1% (2011–12) at $3/day
  • NITI national MPI (12 indicators): 29.2% (2013–14) → 11.3% (2022–23); 24.8 crore escaped
  • Inequality: consumption Gini ~0.25–0.29; top 1% ~22.6% of income (WIL 2024); Gender Gap Index 2025 rank 131
  • Schemes: PMGKAY (5-year extension from Jan 2024), Aspirational Districts 2018 (112), Aspirational Blocks 2023 (500), PM Vishwakarma 2023
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