Dr. Sen
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Here is the 2015 UN report:
India Hits Its U.N. Poverty-Cutting Target, but Misses Others - India Real Time - WSJ
21.9% at 1.25 USD.
Reduced to half of the amount at year 2000.
Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
India has already achieved the target of reducing poverty by half, with 21.9% of its 1.2 billion people living below the poverty line or having income of less than $1.25 a day, the U.N. report said. India had set a target of 23.9% to be achieved by 2015.