Explanation:

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of people living below the poverty line during 2011-12 at 598.19 people below the poverty line out of every lakh.
It was followed by Bihar at 358.15 people (per lakh), Madhya Pradesh 234.04 people, Maharashtra 197.92 people, and West Bengal at 184.98 people living below the poverty line.
The per capita income in the country increased by 6.7 percent per annum during 2004-05 to 2011-12, while the percentage of poor declined by 2.2 percent over the period.
The per capita income measured by net national income (NNI) has increased by 6.7 percent per annum between 2004-05 and 2011-12 and poverty reduced by 2.2 percent per annum during the same period, according to sources.
For 2011-12, the Planning Commission has estimated the percentage of people living below the poverty line at 21.9 percent.
The poverty line in 2011-12 in terms of monthly per capita consumption expenditure was estimated at Rs 816 in rural areas and Rs 1,000 in urban areas.