496 million people escaped extreme poverty.
Extreme poverty rate fell from 27.1% to 2.6%.
Employment rose, especially among women in villages.
Food subsidies helped families afford meals.
Poverty is still higher in some regions like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
The share of people living on less than four dollars and twenty cents a day dropped from 27% to about 3%.
Growth came from more jobs, especially for women, and food assistance programmes.
Future estimates say the number will keep falling, but slowly.
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