Kerala Declare Free from Extreme Poverty:
On Kerala Piravi Day, Chief Minister declared Kerala free from extreme poverty, marking India’s first state-level success in achieving this milestone through a four-year Extreme Poverty Eradication Programme (EPEP).According to the World Bank (2025 revision), individuals living on less than $3 per day (2021 PPP) are considered to be in extreme poverty.This threshold represents the median poverty line of low-income countries. It is distinct from poverty, which applies to those earning below higher national or multidimensional thresholds.Unlike the World Bank or NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Kerala defined extreme poverty through four local indicators — food insecurity, poor health access, lack of housing, and absence of income.The approach focused on human deprivation rather than purely income-based metrics.
