Even as the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is yet to take charge, the opposition Samajwadi Party has started targeting caretaker Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for failing to deliver and ensure development of the state.
On Monday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav fired another salvo at Yogi Adityanath quoting the recent report of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog report.
The SP chief tweeted that UP was among the bottom three states in the multi-dimensional poverty index of NITI Aayog under the BJP rule.
"In the first multidimensional poverty index (MPI) of NITI Aayog under the BJP rule, UP is among the three poorest states in the country. UP ranks third in the highest malnutrition rate and child and adolescent mortality rate category. UP is in the worst position in the whole country. These are the badges of failure of the BJP government," the SP chief tweeted.
As per media reports, among Union Territories, Dadra and Nagar Haveli has the highest poverty with 27.36 per cent residents being poor. The poverty index stands at 12.58 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir and 4.79 per cent in Delhi.
Bihar has the highest number of people suffering from malnutrition, followed by Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Bihar is also the worst in terms of population deprived of maternal health, not going to school, without cooking fuel and electricity.
As per media reports, Uttar Pradesh has the worst performance in child and adolescent mortality rate category. In this case, it is followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
Jharkhand has the worst ranking in terms of population deprived of sanitation.
The NITI Aayog in its first MPI report has said that Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh are among the poorest states in the country.