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India's 13 most debt-ridden states

March 31, 2009

Rank: 8

State: Kerala

Debt position (2006-2007): Rs 57,688 crore (Rs 576.88 billion)

State income (2005-2006): Rs 102,508 crore (Rs 1,025.08 billion)

Per capita income (2005-2006): Rs 30,668

Population (2001 census): 3.184 crore (31.84 million)

Population below poverty line (2004-2005): 15 per cent

Infant mortality rate (2006): 15 per 1,000

Chief minister: V S Achuthanandan

Ruling party: Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Image: An artist gets ready to perform during the festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival, Onam, in Kerala. | Photograph: Sivaram V/Reuters

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