(a) the details of per capita income, State-wise;
(b) whether there is disparity among States;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to increase per capita income of the country and to reduce the gap between the States?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)
(a) Estimates of per capita Net State Domestic Product (per
capita income) at current prices of various States for
the year 2001-02 are given in Statement enclosed.
(b) Yes, Sir. Different States have different levels of per
capita income.
(c) Inequalities over the years, differences in initial
infrastructure endowments, differences in development
policies pursued, differences in the Programmes
implementation levels and levels of community
participation in development programmes, are the main
reasons for regional disparities.
(d) There is a two-pronged strategy to increase the per
capita income of the country namely,
(i) achieving a
higher growth rate of Gross Domestic Product and
(ii)
containment of population growth rate. In the Tenth Five
Year Plan, Planning Commission in consultation with State
Governments, has set out State-wise break up of the broad
developmental targets, including targets for growth rates
and poverty reduction. State specific targets take into
account the potentialities and constraints present in
each State and the scope for improvement in performance.
The efforts of the States in this regard would be
supplemented through various Special Programmes.
Statement referred to in the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 977 due for reply on 14th July 2004
STATE-WISE PER CAPITA INCOME FOR THE YEAR 2001-02 - AT CURRENT PRICES
(Rs.)
Sl. No. State\UT Per Capita Income
1. Andhra Pradesh. 17916 2. Arunachal Pradesh 15785 3. Assam 11034 4. Bihar 5445 5. Jharkhand 9392 6. Goa 49673 7. Gujarat 20695 8. Haryana 24820 9. Himachal Pradesh 21543 10. Jammu & Kashmir NA 11. Karnataka 17518 12. Kerala 21310 13. Madhya Pradesh 12027 14. Chattisgarh 12476 15. Maharashtra 24248 16. Manipur 11410 17. Meghalaya 15070 18. Mizoram 18467 19. Nagaland NA 20. Orissa 10234 21. Punjab 25652 22. Rajasthan 13825 23. Sikkim 17506 24. Tamil Nadu 21239 25. Tripura 17459 26. Uttar Pradesh 9749 27. Uttaranchal 13039 28. West Bengal 17875 29. A & N Islands 25982 30. Chandigarh 48974 31. Delhi 43751 32. Pondicherry 36663
- All-India Per Capita NNP 17947 -