Sikkim fastest in the world to shed poverty: CM Chamling
Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling on Wednesday said the state has excelled in reducing poverty and is aiming to become India's first poverty-free state. "According to the United Nations, no other country or state...has recorded the steepest fall in poverty level as quickly as Sikkim," Chamling said. Sikkim's poverty levels came down from 30.9% in 2004-05 to 8.19% in 2011-12.