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Rajasthan Poverty, Growth & Inequality 1 May 20, 2016 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 that had a stronger than usual impact on poverty reduction. In addition, consumption inequality increased only marginally in this period. As a result, Rajasthan stands out among India’s low-income states. However, some areas within the state have yet to benefit from progress and growth tends to be volatile. Poverty in Rajasthan is lower than in India’s other Low Income States. GA HP KL PJ SK AP DL JK HR UK TN MG RJ TR GJ MH NL WB KA MZ AI UP MP AS OD BH AR MN JH CG 0 10 20 30 40 50 Poverty is higher in Rajasthan’s western and southern districts Population below poverty line, 2012 (%) District level poverty, 2012 N 0.6-5.2 5.3-13.2 13.3-17.2 17.3-22.6 22.7-62.8 Jaipur Population below the poverty line, 2012 (%) 40 37 37 35 34 33 32 32 29 22 22 21 20 19 17 17 15 15 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 5 Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized
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Rajasthan Poverty, Growth & Inequality
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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 that had a stronger than usual impact on poverty reduction. In addition, consumption inequality increased only marginally in this period. As a result, Rajasthan stands out among India’s low-income states. However, some areas within the state have yet to benefit from progress and growth tends to be volatile.
Poverty in Rajasthan is lower than in India’s other Low Income States.
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The pace of poverty reduction in Rajasthan was among the fastest in India after 2005
Poverty declined sharply in both rural and urban areas of Rajasthan after 2005
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Slower poverty reduction in Low Income States. Rajasthan, an exception
Rajasthan has separated from other Low Income States where most of India’s poor live
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Consumption inequality has increased marginally in Rajasthan
Consumption inequality in Rajasthan is lower than in most states
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