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India's 13 most debt-ridden states

March 31, 2009

Rank: 12

State: Madhya Pradesh

Debt position (2006-2007): Rs 53,545 crore (Rs 535.45 billion)

State income (2005-2006): Rs 104,485 crore (Rs 1,044.85 billion)

Per capita income (2005-2006): Rs 15,853

Population (2001 census): 6.039 crore (60.39 million)

Population below poverty line (2004-2005): 38.3 per cent

Infant mortality rate (2006): 74 per 1,000

Chief minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Ruling party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Image: Folk dancers from Madhya Pradesh perform Gangaur dance. | Photograph: Dijeshwar Singh/Saab Pictures

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