Lok Sabha Question No. 3009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Contribution of States in GDP
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: ANWHAR RAAJHAA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3009

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2018

## CONTRIBUTION OF STATES IN GDP

3009.  SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  contribution  of  a  select  few  States  in  the  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country accounts for almost half of the total GDP;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same;
- (c) whether the Government has reviewed the working policy in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)   whether the Government  has  taken any steps to promote industries  in  those  States  whose  share  in  the  country's  GDP  is miniscule in comparison to their sizes and resources; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof along with the success achieved through implementation of such steps?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  STATISTICS  AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) & (b): In terms of values at current prices for the year 2015-16, the combined  Gross  State  Domestic  Product  (GSDP)  of  six  States
- namely Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka  and  Rajasthan  accounts  for  50.9%  of  the  All  India Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP).  Agriculture,  Manufacturing  and Real Estate, Ownership of Dwellings &  the Professional Services sectors contributed the most to the overall GSDP in these States.
- (c) to (e): Government is continuously taking steps to boost growth in the  Industry,  which  inter  alia  includes  putting  in  place  policy frameworks to create a conducive business environment, strengthening infrastructure network and ensuring availability of required inputs.  The Make in India initiative aims to make India a hub  for  manufacturing,  design  and  innovation.  It  focuses  on infrastructure, simplified processes, job creation, skill development  and  fostering  innovation  in  select  thrust  sectors. This initiative  is  based  on  four  pillars  of New Processes,  New Infrastructure,  New  Sectors  and  New  Mindset, which  have  been identified to give boost not only in manufacturing but also in other sectors. The Government has undertaken Foreign Direct Investment  policy  reforms  in 21  sectors  covering  87  areas.  In addition  to  the  opening  up  of  new  sectors  and  enhancement  of caps  for  existing  sectors,  various  conditionalities  for  foreign investments have also been simplified. The Government has also taken  up  a  series  of  measures  to  improve  the  Ease  of  Doing Business. The emphasis has been on simplification and rationalization of the existing rules and introduction of information  technology  to  make  governance  more  efficient  and effective.

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