Measures to improve the growth performance of all the States

The per capita income level of States depend on a number of factors which include resource endowments, historical background of development, infrastructure and various other state specific factors. The per capita income, measured in terms ofper Capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP), for all the States/UTs for the year 2013-14 is given in Annexure. The per capita NSDP at current prices is lowest for Bihar (Rs. 31,199) and highest for Goa (Rs. 2,24,138) in 2013-14.   This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

The Minister said that the Government has taken several measures to improve the growth performance of all the States in a balanced manner. The policy instruments in this regard include plan and non-plan transfer of resources from Centre to States favouring less developed States, tax incentives for setting up of private industries in the backward regions, etc. A number of programmes like Hill Area Development Programme/Western Ghats Development Programme, and Border Area Development Programme had been in operation to reduce income disparity between States. In addition, several Centrally Sponsored Schemes and state specific schemes are being implemented which are expected to improve the income levels in different States.

Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at current prices (In Rupees) are as follows:

Sl. No.	State\UT	2013-14
1	Andhra Pradesh	81397
2	Arunachal Pradesh	85468
3	Assam	44263
4	Bihar	31199
5	Chhattisgarh	58547
6	Goa	224138
7	Gujarat	106831
8	Haryana	133427
9	Himachal Pradesh	92300
10	Jammu & Kashmir	58593
11	Jharkhand	46131
12	Karnataka	84709
13	Kerala	103820
14	Madhya Pradesh	51798
15	Maharashtra	114392
16	Manipur	41573
17	Meghalaya	61548
18	Mizoram	76120
19	Nagaland	77529
20	Odisha	52559
21	Punjab	92638
22	Rajasthan	65974
23	Sikkim	176491
24	Tamil Nadu	112664
25	Telangana	95361
26	Tripura	69705
27	Uttar Pradesh	36250
28	Uttarakhand	103716
29	West Bengal	70059
30	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	107418
31	Chandigarh	156951
32	Delhi	219979
33	Puducherry	143677

                      Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.

Courtesy:pib.nic.in