When Mr Modi left office, the state was ranked 19th in the availability of household TVs, Internet connections and mobile networks; 18th in terms of literacy; 22nd in primary school enrolment; 23rd in its infant mortality rate; and 11th in its maternal mortality rate. The number of people living below the poverty line has increased in Gujarat since the 1990s. The daily income of farmers, ₹264 in 2016, was ₹77 less than the national average. The number of educated unemployed in the state stood at 6.12 lakh in 2016.69 The state’s high rate of growth evidently masked several inequities.
