Editing Income distribution (section)

===India===
India's economy was growing rapidly in 2011, but a big section of the population was still living in poverty, making income disparity a serious problem.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---sro-new_delhi/documents/publication/wcms_638305.pdf |title=India Wage Report |website=ilo.org |date=2018 |isbn=9789220311547 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref>

Post-tax Gini coefficient: In 2011, India's estimated Gini coefficient ranged from 0.33 to 0.36, indicating moderate to high levels of income inequality.

Rate of unemployment: During this time, India's jobless rate was roughly 9%.
GDP per capita: In 2011, the GDP per capita was approximately USD 1,500, indicating a significant income gap between developed countries and India.

Rate of poverty: In 2011, more than 20% of Indians were living below the country's poverty line, making it a high rate of poverty.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wid.world/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WorldInequalityLab_WP2024_09_Income-and-Wealth-Inequality-in-India-1922-2023_Final.pdf |title=INCOME AND WEALTH INEQUALITY IN INDIA, 1922-2023: THE RISE OF THE BILLIONAIRE RAJ |website=wid.world |date=March 2024 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref>

The Indian government put in place a number of measures to alleviate economic disparity, including:

The goal of social welfare initiatives like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is to provide jobs in rural areas.
Public Distribution System (PDS) and other subsidized food programs help low-income households maintain food security.
Economic changes like financial inclusion programs that give underprivileged people access to banking services in an effort to promote inclusive growth.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Narayanan |first1=Sudha |last2=Gerber |first2=Nicolas |title=Social safety nets for food and nutrition security in India |journal=Global Food Security |date=December 2017 |volume=15 |pages=65–76 |doi=10.1016/j.gfs.2017.05.001 |bibcode=2017GlFS...15...65N }}</ref>