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              Give   an   account   of  inter-state disparities in poverty in India.  Or Explain briefly inter-state disparities of poverty in India. Or Give a brief account of inter-state disparities of poverty in India.

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                  Proportion of poor people is not same in every state in India. The following facts disclose about the inter-state disparity of poverty in India. (i) The success rate of reducing poverty varies from state to state. Poverty is still a serious problem in some of the states such as Onssa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, etc. (ii) In 20 states and Union Territories, the poverty ratio is less than the national average. There is a significant decline of poverty in Kerala and s Jammu and Kashmir.                         (iii) Odisha and Bihar continue to be the two poorest stares with poverty ratio of 47% and  43%     respectively.     Illiteracy,    social backwardness, etc are the causes.             (iv) Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab have the lowest poverty ratio of 3.5% and  6% respectively. This is because of high agricultural growth and growth of tourism industry in the states.