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Kerala has the highest poverty ratio.

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The above statement is false.
Kerala has the highest poverty ratio. Kerala has the lowest poverty ratio in the country. The poverty ratio is explained as the proportion of the population below the poverty line compared to the total population of a nation. The poverty ratio of our nation in the seventies was 50%, whereas in 1993–94, the poverty ratio of our nation was 45%, and the same of our country was reduced to 37.5 % in the year 2004–2005. The proportion of citizens below the poverty line fell from 23% in 2011 to 12. Bihar, Odisha, and Assam are among the top 3 states in our country that have the highest poverty ratio.

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