India's fast track record of poverty eradication

During the period from 2005 to 2016, 27.1 crore people have been above poverty line in the country. The World Institute says in its 'Multidimensional Poverty Index -2018' report that it is the fastest achievement in poverty eradication.

Jammu and Kashmir 56.8

Himachal Pradesh 72.3

Punjab 73.7

Haryana 62

Rajasthan 45.1

Uttarakhand 47.9

Uttar Pradesh 37.8

Bihar 15.5

Delhi 48.1

Gujarat 37.7

Madhya Pradesh 29.3

Chhattisgarh 40

Jharkhand 30.6

West Bengal 50.9

Odisha 40.5

Maharashtra 50.1

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Goa 71.9

Karnataka 64.6

Andhra Pradesh 64.1

Kerala 89.5

Tamil Nadu 72.7

Arunachal Pradesh 64.2

Assam 38.6

Meghalaya 45.2

Tripura 63.7

Nagaland 61.9

Manipur 54.9

Mizoram 65.9