-PTI/ NDTV According to the report, World Inequality Report 2022, average household wealth in India stands at ₹ 9,83,010. New Delhi: India stands out as a "poor and very unequal" country, with the top 1 per cent of the population holding more than one-fifth of the total national INCome in 2021 and the bottom half just 13 per cent, according to a report. The report, titled "World Inequality Report 2022", has been authored...
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India is among the most unequal countries, says World Inequality Report
-Scroll.in In 2021, the top 1% of India’s population earned 21.7% of the total national INCome, while the bottom 50% made just 13.1%. The top 1% of India’s population earned more than one-fifth (21.7%) of the country’s total national INCome in 2021, while the bottom 50% made just 13.1% of the money, showed this year’s World Inequality Report released on Tuesday. The top 10% of the population owned as much as 57% of...
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