Nigeria takes the place of India, becomes the first country with the largest number of poor: report

Mumbai: The only way a country does not want to be identified is where most people live in extreme poverty.

India, for decades, has remained at the top, struggling with a huge population and fighting poverty.

According to the report of the Brookings Institution, Nigeria took first place in India in May to become the first country in the world with the largest number of people living in poverty

. It is defined as people living on less than $ 1.90 per day.

People struggle to meet basic necessities like food, shelter, and clothing.

Brookings' report is based on estimates generated by World Poverty Clock The new figures show that India has 70.6 million people living in extreme poverty while Nigeria has 87.

According to clock calculations of global poverty, extreme poverty in Nigeria has increased "Homi Kharas, director of the World Economy and Development Program of the Brookings Institution, said : "This is good news for India, with some caveats, and that is"

If the current trend continues, by 2030 this figure could to reach nine tenths.

According to Mint's editorial, "The claims that India is about to win the fight against extreme poverty is not in line with the current concerns regarding the creation of". 39, jobs or rural distress. "

Recently, the Indian government has completed a national survey that provides the data available in poverty.