Meghalaya India’s fastest-growing state: Study
According to a study by IndiaSpend, Meghalaya has emerged as India’s fastest-growing state, with a growth rate of 9.7% in 2013-14. The study further revealed 12.8 million people live below poverty line in the entire northeast region, fewer than Karnataka alone, which has 12.9 million poor people. Meghalaya, Tripura and Arunachal recorded the highest growth rates in GSDP in 2013-14. 