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Growth, poverty and employment in states
The political class is well aware of the revolution of rising expectations. There is increasing empirical evidence that high-growth states are best able to attack poverty and increase employment, that there is no meaningful alternative to policies that focus on high economic growth.
Based on the level of per capita income in 2003-04, states in India can be divided into three groupsthe rich states, the middle-income states and the poor states. Punjab, Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are in the group of rich states. Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh are the middle-income states. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, UP and Bihar are among the set of poor states.
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