# PM Modi says India lifted 25 crore out of poverty 2026-08-21T17:52:31+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India has lifted 25 crore people out of poverty, speaking at the ET World Leaders Forum 2026. He made the remark while discussing India's economic growth and the goal of a developed nation, or Viksit Bharat. Modi also spoke about interconnected futures in the context of global leadership, the global economy, geopolitics, and technology. The forum focused on India's growth trajectory and its role on the world stage. The claim of 25 crore lifted from poverty is a key government statistic on poverty reduction. No independent verification or alternative data was provided in the reports. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources from OdishaTV present the same event and Modi's statement in a straightforward, factual manner without critical scrutiny or alternative viewpoints. There is no mention of any criticism or independent data on poverty measurement, making the coverage essentially a neutral report of the prime minister's speech. The framing exclusively highlights the government's achievement and vision, omitting any debate or context on the methodology behind the 25 crore figure. For a balanced understanding, readers should note that this is a government claim presented without verification or counterpoint. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - odishatv.in (neutral report) Reports PM's speech and claim directly, no critical context or alternative data. - odishatv.in (2) (neutral report) Reports PM's speech and claim directly, no critical context or alternative data. This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-21T23:02:13+00:00. Tags: ET World Leaders Forum, Narendra Modi, Viksit Bharat Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pm-modi-says-india-lifted-25-crore-out-of-poverty/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pm-modi-says-india-lifted-25-crore-out-of-poverty/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/