Citing figures to substantiate his claim that the reality of India’s economy is far different from what is projected, the Congress leader claimed that half of the Indian people (71 crore) have an income of Rs 3,87,000 per year or less, or about Rs 32,000 a month or less.The per capita monthly income of the bottom 10 per cent is just Rs 6,000 and of the bottom 11-20 per cent Rs 12,000, Khera said.In the past five years, under the Modi government, the growth rate of real rural wages has become negative for both agriculture (-0.6 per cent) and non-agriculture (-1.4 per cent), which means there is widespread rural distress, he added.Escalating his attack on the ruling dispensation, the Congress leader said the “Modi government may drumbeat about poverty numbers” but the “stark reality is different”.”According to the UNDP’s multi-dimensional poverty index, 22.8 crore people or about 16 per cent of the population are below the poverty line; (According to NITI Aayog, it is 11.28 per cent or 16.8 crore),” Khera said.In the past 10 years, the Modi government has made India the “Vishwaguru” in joblessness with a 45 year-high unemployment rate, he added.Growth in private consumption expenditure, which is a catalyst of creating jobs, is a 21-year low and FMCG sales did not see any increase in 2023, again indicating why the household savings are at a 50-year low,” the Congress leader claimed.”Even as the Modi government is busy toppling elected governments from backdoor, the Economic Distress remains precarious. This shows their priorities,” Khera said.The Congress leader said whatever optics you give, the truth comes out through these figures and one should see for themselves the state of affairs in the country when you join Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, where one meets people across the country and see their plight.”The government should be ashamed of this data that 80 crore people have to depend on free ration. This is shameful and is a report card of this government,” Khera said.”In the days to come, the Congress party will present a positive agenda of NYAY, which our leader Shri Rahul Gandhi has spoken about in the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’. The five pillars of NYAY: Yuva NYAY, Bhagidari NYAY, Nari NYAY, Kisan NYAY and Shram NYAY,” he said.”We will ensure NYAY (justice) for the 140 crore Indians, from the 10 years of Modi government’s misrule (ANYAY),” Khera added.
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