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Andhra
Pradesh
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Arunachal
Pradesh
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Assam
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Bihar
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Chhattisgarh
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Goa |
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Gujarat
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Himachal
Pradesh
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Jammu
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Kashmir
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Jharkhand
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Kerala |
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Karnataka
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Madhya
Pradesh
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Maharashtra
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Manipur
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Meghalaya
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Mizoram |
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Nagaland
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Orissa
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Punjab
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Rajasthan
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Sikkim
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Tamil
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Pradesh
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Uttaranchal
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 Punjab,
located
in
the
north
west
of
India,
is
one
of
the
smallest
and
the
most
prosperous
states
of
India.
The
five
rivers
Sutlej,
Beas,
Ravi,
Chenab
and
Jhelum
gave
it
its
name
'punj-ab'
or
the
'land
of
five
waters'.
Punjab
is
primarily
an
agricultural
state
and
enjoys
the
natural
benefits
of
fertile
soils
and
abundant
waters. |
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The
Punjabi
language
has
its
origins
in
the
Indo-European
family
of
languages,
which
also
included
Persian
and
Latin.
A
land
of
ethnic
and
religious
diversity,
it
is
the
birthplace
of
Sikhism. |
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Enterprise
and
endeavor,
these
two
words
symbolize
the
essential
spirit
of
the
people
of
Punjab.
Since
Independence,
over
5
decades,
the
state
has
earned
its
epithet:
"Granary
of
India"
through
the
enterprising
spirit,
and
untiring
toil
of
its
people.
Its
average
growth
rate
of
10%
is
amongst
the
highest
in
the
country,
clearly
reflecting
the
progressive
economy
of
the
state.
Punjab
also
boasts
a
58%
literacy
rate
and
the
highest
per
capita
income
in
India. |
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Since
the
recent
liberalization
of
India's
economy,
Punjab
has
started
making
its
mark
on
the
global
business
mainstream,
with
major
players
from
around
the
world
forming
joint
ventures
in
the
field
of
agriculture
business. |
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Privileged
by
nature
and
the
dynamism
of
its
people,
Punjab
is a
land
of
rivers,
fertile
soils
and
steady
achievement.
With
its
inimitable
style
of
transforming
every
potential
opportunity
into
a
success
story,
the
state
was
the
first
to
translate
agricultural
technology
into
the
"green
revolution",
recording
highest
growth
rate
in
food
production.
From
a
minor
producer
it
emerged
a
major
rice
surplus
state.
Providing
the
impetus
for
the
"White
revolution",
during
Operation
Flood,
it
was
Punjab
that
recorded
the
highest
per
capita
availability
of
milk. |
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Location:
Punjab
is
situated
in
the
northwest
of
India;
it
is
bordered
by
Pakistan
on
the
west,
the
Indian
states
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir
on
the
north,
Himachal
Pradesh
on
its
northeast
and
Haryana
and
Rajasthan
to
its
south. |
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