Bihar, Jharkhand, UP poorest states in India: Niti Aayog's Poverty Index

Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh have been named the poorest states in India, according to Niti Aayog's first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report.

Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, according to Niti Aayog's first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report.

As per the index, 51.91 per cent population of Bihar is poor, followed by 42.16 per cent in Jharkhand, 37.79 per cent in Uttar Pradesh. While Madhya Pradesh (36.65 per cent) has been placed fourth in the index, Meghalaya (32.67 per cent) is at the fifth spot.