Bihar, Jharkhand poorest states, Odisha stands at ninth: NITI Ayog report

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | November 26, 2021 IST

New Delhi, Nov 26: Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, while Odisha stood at ninth position among the states, according to NITI Aayog's Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The report has placed Odisha at the ninth spot among all states mentioning that it has 29.35 per cent of population which is multidimensionally poor. As per the index, 51.91 per cent population of Bihar is poor, followed by 42.16 per cent in Jharkhand, 37.79 per cent in Uttar Pradesh. While Madhya Pradesh (36.65 per cent) has been placed fourth in the index, Meghalaya (32.67 per cent) is at the fifth spot. On the other hand, Kerala (0.71 per cent), Goa (3.76 per cent), Sikkim (3.82 per cent), Tamil Nadu (4.89 per cent) and Punjab (5.59 per cent) have registered the lowest poverty across India and are at the bottom of the index.

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