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2 marksEconomics of Growth and Development › Poverty, inequality and human development › Poverty estimation in IndiaHardabout 1 min

UGC-NET 2023 Question 51: Poverty, inequality and human development

Based on the NITI Aayog estimate of poverty for the year 2011-12, the states with above 30 percent rural poverty are:

A. Manipur

B. Bihar

C. Sikkim

D. Uttar Pradesh

E. Nagaland.

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This question is on Poverty estimation in India, part of Poverty, inequality and human development in Economics of Growth and Development.

How India's poverty line has been set and re-estimated over time.

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