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Governments and netas since independence have failed Bihar. More than a third - 34 per cent - of families in Bihar live in poverty, surviving on Rs 6,000 a month or less, according to a report of the caste survey tabled in the Bihar Assembly.

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The report also acknowledged considerable poverty among the upper castes, though the percentage was, predictably, much higher among backward classes, Dalits and tribals.

India News: The economic details of the Bihar caste survey have been released, revealing that 34.1% of households in the state are poor, earning less than Rs 6,00

Bihar chief minister Nitsh Kumar said the increase in quota will allow OBC and EBC to have larger share in tune with their population

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The chief minister was of the view that reservations for the OBCs needed to be raised from 50 to 65 per cent while for the SCs and STs, which together account for a 17 per cent quota, the limit should be raised to 22 per cent

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.

A thorough analysis of the caste survey, which was presented to the state assembly on Tuesday, revealed that more than thirty percent of Bihari families were living in poverty and were barely able to make ends meet with an income of Rs 6,000 per month or less.