Rajdeep Sardesai Hosts Debate On India's Poverty Rate: Is There Accurate Measure Of Poverty?

A debate on India's poverty estimates and economic trajectory features Dr. Surjit Bhalla, former Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund, alongside Professor Santosh Mehrotra. The discussion centres on a World Bank report highlighting a sharp drop in extreme poverty alongside ongoing concerns about inequality, real wages, and employment trends. Dr. Bhalla asserts that 'extreme poverty, has been eliminated' in India according to benchmark standards, arguing that growth in recent…