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India's 13 most debt-ridden states

March 31, 2009

Rank: 6

State: Rajasthan

Debt position (2006-2007): Rs 72,652 crore (Rs 726.52 billion)

Gross state domestic product (2007-2008, advance): Rs 166,628.77 crore (Rs 1,666.29 billion)

Per capita income (2005-2006, advance): Rs 22,649

Population (2001 census): 5.647 crore (56.47 million)

Population below poverty line (2004-2005): 22.1 per cent

Infant mortality rate (2006): 67 per 1,000

Chief minister: Ashok Gehlot

Ruling party: Indian National Congress

Image: Ramnath Choudhary shows off his long moustache during an elephant festival in Jaipur. | Photograph:Kamal Kishore/Reuters

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