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Scheduled caste and scheduled tribes are two vulnerable groups to poverty in urban areas.

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The given statement is True.
The social groups most at risk of poverty in India are the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes. The most vulnerable socio-economic categories in India include those depending on farm labor in rural regions and households engaged in casual labor in cities. While on a national level, the average for all groups is 30 out of 100 people living below the poverty line, in rural regions, there are often 48 out of 100 scheduled tribe members who cannot satisfy their necessities. Regarding various socio-economic groupings, around 43% of scheduled castes, 50% of landless agricultural laborers, and 47% of casual workers in metropolitan areas are impoverished and live in poverty.

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