Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (BI-MA-R-U) have been part of a dubious club of laggards in a whole raft of development measures. Here is good reference for comparison of all the states.
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh seem to be showing signs of moving forward. Progress is still uneven. It is yet to be seen if GDP growth can be sustained for the next 5-10 years in these states.
By all measures, governance in Bihar is taking a turn for the better.
Together these four states make up about a third of the country's population(more than 400 million out of 1.21 billion). Brazil and Russia put together are smaller in population.
And fertility rates in these states are much higher than other states too.
There is no moving forward for India without these states getting on with development.
It is to be seen as to which of these states would extricate themselves out of the club first. For India's sake let's just hope they all do in the near future.
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh seem to be showing signs of moving forward. Progress is still uneven. It is yet to be seen if GDP growth can be sustained for the next 5-10 years in these states.
By all measures, governance in Bihar is taking a turn for the better.
Together these four states make up about a third of the country's population(more than 400 million out of 1.21 billion). Brazil and Russia put together are smaller in population.
And fertility rates in these states are much higher than other states too.
There is no moving forward for India without these states getting on with development.
It is to be seen as to which of these states would extricate themselves out of the club first. For India's sake let's just hope they all do in the near future.
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