(a) whether the per capita income has declined during the last two years as
against the per capita income registered in 1996-97;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) The per-capita income growth of each State and Union Territory as per the
latest data;
(d) whether India ranks below Pakistan in terms of GNP per capita; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to increase the per capita income?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING, MINISTER OF STATE IN
THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND
PUBLIC GRIEVANCES IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
AND PENSIONS.
(SHRI ARUN SHOURIE)
(a) No, Sir. As per the quick estimates on National Income,1998-99 and Advance
Estimates on National Income,1999-2000, published by the Central Statistical
Organisation (CSO), the per capita income measured by net national product at
constant factor cost have increased by 3.2%, 5% and 4.2% in the years 1997-98,
1998-99 and 1999-2000 respectively over the previous years.
(b) Does not arise.
© The latest State/Union Territory wise data on the growth of per capita Net State
Domestic Product (NSDP) available for the year 1997-98, is enclosed at Annexure-I.
(d) As per the World Development Report, 1999-2000, India ranks above Pakistan in
terms of per capita GNP measured at Purchasing Power Parity(PPP), while the per
capita GNP of India in terms of US dollar is less than that of Pakistan.
(e) Accelerating the growth rate of the economy with stable prices and containing the
growth rate of population are essential to increase per capita income in the country.
Some of the steps to achieve these are detailed in the Ninth Five Year Plan.
Annexure -I
Rate of Growth in Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP)
at constant (1980-81)prices
Sl. No. States/ Union Growth rate over the previous year Territoties 1997-98
1 Andhra Pr. -3.5 2 Arunachal Pr. 8.2 3 Assam 0.7 4 Bihar 0.8 5 Goa -0.3 6 Gujarat 4.7 7 Haryana -0.8 8 Himachal Pr. - 9 J & K - 10 Karnataka 3.5 11 Kerala 5.1 12 Madhya Pr. 1.2 13 Maharashtra -1.5 14 Manipur 3.9 15 Meghalaya - 16 Nagaland - 17 Orissa 14.9 18 Punjab 0.1 19 Rajasthan 0.7 20 Sikkim - 21 Tamil Nadu 4.8 22 Tripura 4.2 23 Uttar Pradesh 0.5 24 West Bengal 4.7 25 A & N islands - 26 Delhi - 27 Pondicherry -