West Bengal has a lot of ground to cover on health and education. While on average, West Bengal’s rates of infant mortality, malnutrition, and open defecation are lower than in other Indian states, the...
This report presents tabular data on: population; poverty and inequality; income and growth; jobs; health; education; infrastructure and amenities; and recent growth and fiscal performance.
Maharashtra is India’s second most populous state and home to 20 million poor. Poverty declined more rapidly in the state after 2005. As a result, today, poverty levels in Maharashtra are lower than the...
This report presents tabular data on: population; poverty and inequality; income and growth; jobs; health; education; infrastructure and amenities; and recent growth and fiscal performance.
People are moving off the farm and into other kinds of work in Gujarat. Gujarat is one of the few states where the share of salaried jobs increased after 2005, led by manufacturing and services. Despite...
People in Karnataka are increasingly moving away from farm jobs. Since 2005, most new jobs were created in the services sector, leading to an increase in the share of salaried jobs in the state. Despite...
Tamil Nadu is one of India’s richest states. Since 1994, the state has seen a steady decline in poverty, with the result that today, Tamil Nadu has lower levels of poverty than most other states in the...
Women in Gujarat record mixed progress. Maternal health, already better than in most other states, is improving. And, today, more of Gujarat’s girls are in school. Nonetheless, the ratio of girls to boys...
West Bengal has shown mixed progress on gender. On the one hand, maternal mortality in the state is low and declining. On the other hand, West Bengal’s child sex ratio, which is still above the national...
Progress across social groups in West Bengal has been uneven. The state’s scheduled tribes, in particular, record very high levels of poverty, and the pace of poverty reduction among them has been slow....
Some groups in Kerala have made more progress than others. The scheduled tribes and scheduled castes in particular stand out for higher levels of poverty. They also lag behind in schooling and access to...
Health and education outcomes in Maharashtra are improving. Nonetheless, progress is slow. On the bright side, infant mortality, already lower than in many other states, is declining. Moreover, a larger...
Women in Punjab record mixed progress. On the bright side, maternal mortality - already lower than the national average - is improving. And, although fewer adult women have secondary education compared...
Women in Tamil Nadu have experienced mixed progress. On the bright side, maternal mortality in the state is low and declining. Moreover, women in Tamil Nadu are better educated than in many other states,...
Kerala stands out from the rest of India for its achievements on gender. The state has a high child sex ratio and the lowest incidence of maternal deaths in the country. Kerala’s women are also among the...
Since 2005, West Bengal has outperformed most of India’s states on job growth, with jobs increasing for both men and women. Many of the new jobs were created in manufacturing and construction, resulting...
This report presents tabular data on: population; poverty and inequality; income and growth; jobs; health; education; infrastructure and amenities; and recent growth and fiscal performance.
Contrary to popular perception, over two-thirds of Punjab’s labor force works off the farm, among the highest levels of non-farm employment in the country. Since 2005, job growth in the state has been...
Tamil Nadu has recorded mixed progress on health and education. Infant mortality is among the lowest in the country and is declining. Malnutrition is low for most households compared to the national average....
Uttarakhand is one India’s fastest growing states. The state’s economic growth is mainly driven by the non-farm sectors of the economy. Poverty reduction in the state was among the most rapid in the country...
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