(a) The proportion of poor PEOPLE is not the same in every state.  

(b) In 20 states and union territories the poverty ratio is less than the national average.

(c) Government has made many efforts to REDUCE poverty by following various programmers but the success rate of reducing poverty is different in different states.                                                                                      

(d) Poverty is still a serious problem in ORISSA, Bihar, ASSAM, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.                                                  

(e) Orissa and Bihar continue to be the two poorest states with poverty ratios of 47% and 43 % respectively.  

(f) States like Punjab and Haryana have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of agricultural growth rates.

(g) There has been a significant decline in poverty in Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal.

(h) In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, PUBLIC distribution of foodgrains has been responsible for the reduction of poverty.

(i) In West Bengal, land reform measures have helped in reducing poverty.