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Correct Answer: Option (B) — Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, M.P. and Maharashtra
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Standard Reference VerifiedDuring the 1990s, official NSSO data on poverty Headcount Ratios revealed that Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the central and eastern tribal belt (Bihar/Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra) had the highest incidence and severity of poverty in India.
Tribal populations in the central and eastern states historically faced the deepest geographical isolation and economic deprivation, showing the highest poverty headcounts.
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