This brief has the analysis of poverty, growth and inequality in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India and is home to 200 million people, 60 million of who are poor. The pace...
This brief talks about jobs in Odisha, India. People in Odisha are increasingly moving off the farm and into other kinds of work such as construction and transportation. Growth in non-farm jobs has been...
This brief has the analysis of poverty, growth and inequality in Odisha, India. Odisha is the eleventh most populous state in India and home to 42 million people. Poverty reduced sharply in the state after...
There is uneven progress across social groups in Bihar. There are stark differences in education attainment and types of jobs across social groups. The poverty rate for Scheduled Castes in the state is...
Bihar is the 3rd most populous state in India. It is home to over 100 million people, 36 million of whom are poor. Bihar is one of the faster growing Low Income States. Since 2005, the pace of poverty...
The trade at a glance tables for Uttar Pradesh provide a snapshot of key aspects of population, poverty and inequality, income and growth, jobs, health, education, infrastructure and amenities, and recent...
Despite overall progress in poverty reduction in Rajasthan, many social groups have been left behind. Scheduled tribes and scheduled castes in particular continue to lag behind in schooling and salaried...
Rajasthan is the 7th most populous state in India, home to 69 million people of whom 10 million are poor. Since 2005, the state has made tremendous progress in poverty reduction supported by faster growth...
Madhya Pradesh has a lot of ground to cover on health and education. Infant mortality rate is the highest in the country despite improvement. Malnutrition and open defecation rates are high even among...
Health and education outcomes in Rajasthan have been improving, but progress is slow. Infantmortality remains well above the national average, and malnutrition and open defecation ratesare high even among...
Chhattisgarh is India’s 18th most populous state and home to 26 million people, 10 million of who are poor. The state has the highest poverty rate in the country. After a decade of status quo poverty started...
Gender disparities are high in Odisha. The child sex ratio is higher than in most states, but is declining. Maternal mortality is poor. And although more women work in Odisha compared to some low-income...
Bihar’s performance in closing gender gaps is mixed. Adult women are twice as likely to be illiterate than adult men. The state has the lowest rate of female labor force participation in the country. Though...
There is uneven progress across social groups in Chhattisgarh. Scheduled tribes and scheduled castes in particular have very high poverty levels. In addition, there are wide differences in schooling and...
The trade at a glance tables for Rajasthan provide a snapshot of key aspects of population, poverty and inequality, income and growth, jobs, health, education, infrastructure and amenities, and recent...
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 in Uttar Pradesh are increasingly moving off the farm and into other kinds of work. Growthin non-farm jobs has been among the highest in India since 2005, led by construction. Despitethis, job creation...
People in Madhya Pradesh are increasingly moving off the farm and into other kinds of work such as construction. Growth in non-farm jobs has been positive after 2005 but lower than in other low-income...
Madhya Pradesh is the fifth most populous state in India and home to 73 million people. Poverty in Madhya Pradesh was similar to the national average in 1994, but since then poverty reduction has lagged...
People in Bihar are beginning to move off the farm and into other kinds of work. That said, the workforce remains largely tied to agriculture, more so than in most other states in the country. Though there...
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