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An IndiaSpend analysis of the recent development indicators data shows the rate of development varies widely in India.

Below are the states with most below poverty line population:

  • Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have 59.8 million and 35.8 million people earning below the required amount to meet minimum living conditions.
     
  • Also Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra have  23.4 million, 23.2 million and 19.7 million people living at minimum income levels.
     
  • India had the largest amount of people living under international USD1.90 a day poverty line in 2016, according to this World Bank report.

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