NITI Aayog report: Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh poorest states in the country, lowest poverty in these states
According to NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India. According to the index, 51.91 percent of the population of Bihar is poor, followed by Jharkhand with 42.16 percent, Uttar Pradesh at 37.79 percent. Madhya Pradesh (36.65 per cent) has been placed at the …