Which Are Bimaru States?

The term BIMARU – an abbreviation for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh – was coined in 1980 by the demographer Ashish Bose in a paper he wrote in the early 1980s.

How many states are bimaru?

BIMARU (Hindi: बीमारू Bīmārū) is an acronym formed from the first letters of the names of the Indian states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. It was coined by Ashish Bose in the mid-1980s.

Which is not BIMARU states?

Rajasthan has come out ahead of many other states in terms of development and is no longer considered BIMARU, economist and recently appointed Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya, has said.