Poverty remains concentrated in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, ? and Karnataka, especially in rural areas of eastern India (east Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, North Bengal, coastal Orissa, Assam and ?) and central tribal India (?, Madhya Pradesh, ?, Rajasthan, Western Orissa and ?).
Poverty remains concentrated in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, ? and Karnataka, especially in rural areas of eastern India (east Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, North Bengal, coastal Orissa, Assam and ?) and central tribal India (?, Madhya Pradesh, ?, Rajasthan, Western Orissa and ?).