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During the COVID-19 pandemic, those living in poverty are among the most vulnerable. In India, where “the proportion of employed population below $1.90 purchasing power parity a day in 2019 is 10.7 percent” according to the Asian Development Bank, it is an issue that must be addressed. Earlier this month, the World Bank warned that the pandemic could add as many as 150 million people worldwide to those living in extreme poverty. In a press release, the organisation said “the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to push an additional 88 million to 115 million people into extreme poverty this year, with the total rising to as many as 150 million by 2021, depending on the severity of the economic contraction. Extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.90 a day, is likely to affect between 9.1 percent and 9.4 percent of the world’s population in 2020.” India, to its credit, has made substantial progress in tackling poverty in recent decades. Its meteoric economic growth and social … Read Full Article about Poverty: The scourge of the hour