Benefits of economic growth are yet to reach the very poor
India is set to emerge as the fastest-growing major economy within a year, according to the World Bank and IMF. However, the benefits of growth are yet to reach the poor.

India is set to emerge as the fastest-growing major economy within a year, according to the World Bank and the IMF. However, the benefits of growth are yet to reach the very poor. Nearly 30 per cent of the world's extremely poor live in India. Indeed, the absolute number of poor in India has grown post independence.