India, Jan. 21 -- World Economic Forum's latest report says social inequality negates gains from high economic growth

Why does India remain persistently poor - especially specific group of its population?. A new study from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has added another dimension to the debate: India's social inequality keeps a significant section of the population poor forever despite the country's impressive economic growth.

WEF on January 19, 2020 released the Global Social Mobility Report 2020: Equality, Opportunity and a New Economic Imperative . It is currently holding its annual meeting, coinciding with its 50 th anniversary, in Davos, Switzerland.

According to the report, Indians born in low-income family would take seven gene...