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World Bank Poverty Data for India

https://pip.worldbank.org/country-profiles/IND Poverty rate at $3 a day (2021 PPP) (% population): 5.25% in 2022 Poverty rate at $4.25 a day (2021 PPP) (% population): 24.88% in 2022 Poverty rate at $8.40 a day (2021 PPP) (% population): 82.70% in 2022 "Nowcast", based on 2022 data + trends: https://pip.worldbank.org/nowcasts Poverty rate at $3 a day (2021 PPP) (% population): 3.0% in 2025 Poverty rate at $4.25 a day (2021 PPP) (% population): 16.4% in 2025 Poverty rate at $8.40 a day (2021 PPP) (% population): 76.1% in 2025 Each 1% of population is 14 million people.

The Cost of Electricity (2019)

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 From: https://csep.org/working-paper/a-granular-comparison-of-international-electricity-prices-and-implications-for-india/ A Granular Comparison of International Electricity Prices and Implications for India, June 10, 2022, FY 2019 data:

Sustainable Development Goals 2023-24

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  NITI Aayog released information on the progress to India's Sustainable Development Goals. Details can be found at the link above.  A graphic from that material:

India - Goods and Services Tax

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  The source of the data is Wikipedia.  There seem to be tiny differences (1-2 crores) between Wikipedia and data released by the Indian GST Council. Month 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Jan           89,825        102,503         110,818         119,875         140,986        157,554  Feb           85,962          97,247         105,366         113,143         133,026        149,577  Mar           92,167        1...

Index of Eight Core Industries up to August 2023

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  Month 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Jan   134.5 137.4 139.2 144.8 158.8 Feb 123.2 125.9 134.0 129.6 137.1 147.3 Mar 138.5 146.5 134.0 150.8 158.0 164.7 Apr 124.3 130.7 81.2 132.0 144.6 151.2 May 131.9 137.0 107.7 125.4 149.6 157.4 Jun 131.2 132.8 116.3 127.2 143.9 155.8 Jul 129.2 132.6 122.5 134.7 141.1 153.0 Aug 128.8 128.5 119.7 134.2 139.9 156.8 Sep 127.2 120.7 121.4 128.0 138.6   Oct 134.8 127.4 126.7 137.8 138.8   Nov 128.3 129.2 127.7 131.8 139.4   Dec 131.5 135.5 136.1 141.7 153.4  

Index of Industrial Production up to July 2023

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Month 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Jan   134.4 137.4 136.6 139.3 147.4 Feb 127.4 127.6 134.2 129.9 131.4 139.3 Mar 140.3 144.1 117.2 145.6 148.8 151.7 Apr 122.6 126.5 54.0 126.1 134.5 140.7 May 129.6 135.4 90.2 115.1 137.8 145.1 Jun 127.7 129.3 107.9 122.8 138.3 143.5 Jul 125.7 131.8 117.9 131.5 134.4 142.0 Aug 128.0 126.2 117.2 132.4 131.5   Sep 128.8 122.9 124.1 129.5 133.8   Oct 132.8 124.0 129.6 135.0 129.5   Nov 126.1 128.8 126.7 128.0 137.7   Dec 133.9 134.5 137.4 138.8 145.9