Ruchir Sharma said after all these years of promise, Bihar is still India's "poorest state." (Photo: NDTV) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Ruchir Sharma has said that Bihar seems to be stuck in a "welfare trap" ahead of the 2025 state elections. Speaking to NDTV's Editor-In-Chief Rahul Kanwal, Sharma said growth has stalled in the state for the last 10 years.

Sharma, who is the head of Rockefeller Capital Management's international business, said after all these years of promise, Bihar is still India's "poorest state."

"The kind of poverty I've seen on this trip is quite heartbreaking. After the optimism I felt for Bihar in my previous trips, this one has been dispiriting. The kind of change that we have seen, just hasn't been as dramatic as what we were

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