At least 78 lakh people have fallen into poverty over the past two years as a result of real income reductions brought on by persistent inflationary pressure, with 38 lakh becoming extremely poor.
The Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID) organized this workshop, which took place today at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital.
Furthermore, the ongoing inflationary pressures are putting 1 crore more people at risk of impoverishment.