Coronavirus Hammers Indian Economy, Could Push 260 Million Citizens to Poverty: Research

As Covid-19 hammered India’s economy and hundreds of millions of its citizens struggle to make out a living under a nationwide lockdown, over 260 million Indians, who are presently close to the poverty-line, are at risk of becoming the new poor, according to researchers such as the OPHI’s Sabina Alkire who worked on the 2019 numbers.

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