Question

give an account of interstate disparities of poverty in India

Answer 1

Poverty in India also has another aspect dimension . The proportion of poor people is not the same in every state of India . There has been significant decline in poverty since Independence . But Although there has been reduction in poverty , the success rate of reducing poverty varies from state to state .

1) STATES WITH POVERTY RATIO MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE :- Assam , Bihar , Orissa ,U.P. and Tripura are the most poverty ridden states of India . The poverty ratio in these states is much higher than the national average . Bihar and Orissa are the poorest states with poverty ratio of 43 and 47 respectively.
2) STATES WITH LOW POVERTY RATIO :- Haryana , Punjab ,Goa , Himachal Pradesh , and J&K have very low percentage of population living below the poverty line .
3) STATES WITH POVERTY RATIO LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE :- There has been a significant decline in poverty ratio in Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Andhra Pradesh , Gujarat and West Bengal . Recent studies show that in 20 states and union territories , the poverty ratio is less than the national average .

Answer 2

There are many interstate disparities in India due to the poverty as proportion of poor arenot same anywhere

The state level poverty has witnessed decline in the seventy’s the success rate of reducing poverty varies from state to state

Return estimates show that in 20 states and UT’s poverty ratio is less than national average

Some states are Kerala, Gujarat, Andrea Pradesh.