Lok Sabha Question No. 1262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Decline in Per Capita Income
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Deepak Baij

† 1262.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that per capita income in the country has declined over the years;
- (b) if so, the details of per capita income during the last five years, year-wise and the likely per capita income in the current year after its decline;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the per capita income is constantly decreasing since demonetization in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1262

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## DECLINE IN PER CAPITA INCOME

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (d) As per latest information available from National Statistical Office, the per capita income (i.e. per capita net national income at current prices) increased from Rs. 94,797/- in 2015-16 to Rs. 1,34,226/- in 2019-20. Per capita net national income at current prices since last five years is given in the table below.

Table: Per capita net national income (NNI) at current prices (Rs.)

|                                                                                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                                                                                | 2016-17                                                                                                                                | 2017-18#                                                                                                                               | 2018-19@                                                                                                                               | 2019-20*                                                                                                                               |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Per Capita NNI                                                                                                                         | 94,797                                                                                                                                 | 1,04,880                                                                                                                               | 1,15,293                                                                                                                               | 1,26,521                                                                                                                               | 1,34,226                                                                                                                               |
| Note : * : Provisional Estimates; # : Second Revised Estimates; @: First Revised Estimates. Source: National Statistical Office, MoSPI | Note : * : Provisional Estimates; # : Second Revised Estimates; @: First Revised Estimates. Source: National Statistical Office, MoSPI | Note : * : Provisional Estimates; # : Second Revised Estimates; @: First Revised Estimates. Source: National Statistical Office, MoSPI | Note : * : Provisional Estimates; # : Second Revised Estimates; @: First Revised Estimates. Source: National Statistical Office, MoSPI | Note : * : Provisional Estimates; # : Second Revised Estimates; @: First Revised Estimates. Source: National Statistical Office, MoSPI | Note : * : Provisional Estimates; # : Second Revised Estimates; @: First Revised Estimates. Source: National Statistical Office, MoSPI |

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