Which states are more vulnerable to poverty in India?
1. The proportion of poor people is not the same in every state. Although state level poverty has witnessed a secular decline from the levels of early seventies.
2. Recent estimate show while the all India HCR was 21.9% n 2011-12 states like Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha had above all India poverty level.
3. Bihar and Odisha continue to be the two poorest states with poverty ratio of 33.7 and 37.6 percent respectively.
4. Along with rural poverty, urban poverty is also high in Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
