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ECONOMIC INDICES
STATES – INDICATIVE PER CAPITA INCOME
State Population Per capita Gross industrial output Agriculture’s share of
2001 income per capita State GDP*
1998-99 1998-99 1998-99
Millions Rupees Rupees %
NORTH
Delhi (NCT) 14 29,623# n.a. 1
Punjab 24 20,834 13,232 40
Haryana 20 19,773 17,368 35
Himachal Pradesh 7 12,692 6,568 20
Rajasthan 55 11,045 4,561 35
Jammu & Kashmir 10 10,272 1,480 n.a.
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal 174 9,261 3,533 33
Sub-total 304
WEST
Goa 2 24,309 n.a. n.a.
Maharashtra 92 20,644 17,954 16
Gujarat 49 18,752 23,969 19
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh 81 10,147 3,619 30
Sub-total 224
EAST
West Bengal 80 12,961 4,375 26
Arunachal Pradesh 1 12,929 n.a. 28
Orissa 36 8,719 3,063 26
Assam 27 8,700 3,172 34
Bihar
Jharkand 102 5,923 1,111 28
Sub-total 246
SOUTH
Kerala 33 17,756 6,563 22
Tamil Nadu 62 17,525 12,565 18
Karnataka 53 15,889 9,117 26
Andhra Pradesh 76 13,853 6,574 26
Sub-total 224
ALL INDIA ** 1,012 14,712 8,037 26##
Sources: Statistical Outline of India 2001-2002, Tata Services Limited. * Agricultural Statistics at a Glance, Ministry of Agriculture. ** Includes other
States and UT’s. # Relates to 1999-2000. ##Total relates to agriculture’s share of Net Domestic Product.
Income per capita, and its source, varies greatly among the 28 States.
In 1998-99 (the latest States-wise statistics available):
• Income per capita. Ranged from Rs 5,923 (Bihar, in the east) to Rs 22,834 (Punjab, in the north).
• Gross industrial output per capita. Ranged from Rs 1,111 (Bihar) to Rs 23,969 (Gujurat, in the west).
• Agriculture’s share of State GDP. Ranged from 16% (Maharashtra, in the west) to 40% (Punjab).
The 9 States, alongside New Delhi (NCT) and the small State of Goa, with the highest per capita income are:
North Punjab, Haryana
East West Bengal
West Maharashtra, Gujarat
South Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
The All India average per capita income in 1998-99 was Rs 14,712 (US$ 350).
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