Lok Sabha Question No. 4666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Disparity in Per Capita Income
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4666

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2023

## DISPARITY IN PER CAPITA INCOME

4666. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) whether there is a huge disparity in per capita income among various States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (c)  the  urban  and  rural  per  capita  income  differentials  in  the  country during the last five years and the current year; and
- (d)  the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Union  Government  in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CORPORATE  AFFAIRS  (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) and (b): As per the latest information received from State Governments, State/ Union Territory-wise Per Capita Income, measured in terms of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at current prices for the year 2017-18 to 2022-23 are given in Annexure-I. The variation in per  capita  NSDP  among  States  is  recorded  due  to  different  levels  of economic development.
- (c): This Ministry compiles estimates of rural and urban income, in terms of Per Capita Net Value Added (NVA), only in the base year of the Gross

Domestic Product (GDP) series, which is currently 2011-12. The per capita NVA for rural and urban area was Rs.40,925 and Rs.98,435 respectively in the year 2011-12. (d):  The  Government  of  India  has  been  focusing  on  inclusive  growth  as reflected  in  its  commitment  to  Sabka  Saath,  Sabka  Vikas  and  has initiated  several  targeted  schemes  that  aim  to  reduce  poverty  and inequality,  provide  social  security,  income  generation  and  livelihood options and improve the quality of life of the vulnerable sections of the population in the country. Key  measures  taken  for  inclusive  development  include  Pradhan  Mantri Garib  Kalyan  Yojana;  additional  Emergency  Working Capital  Funding  for farmers  through  NABARD;  concessional  credit  through  Kisan  Credit Cards;  fund  transfer  under  PM-KISAN,  PM  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  claim payments; extension of SVAMITVA Scheme to all States/UTs; enhancing agricultural credit and infrastructure funds; interest subvention for dairy cooperatives;  liquidity  support  under  Rural  Infrastructure  Development Fund  to  States;  Agri-Infrastructure  Fund  for  farm  gate  infrastructure; scheme for Formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises and Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana. Further, the Government is implementing,  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission,  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay  -  Gramin Kaushalya  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin,  Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, and National Social Assistance Programme to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas through employment generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting self-employment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities.

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Statement attached  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  4666  on  'Disparity  in  Per  Capita Income' to be answered on 29.03.2023.

Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices; base year 2011-12. As on 15.03.2023

PER CAPITA NSDP AT CURRENT PRICES (In Rs)

|   S. No. | State\UT                 | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh           | 1,38,299  | 1,54,031  | 1,60,341  | 1,63,746  | 1,92,587  | 2,19,518  |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1,38,836  | 1,55,103  | 1,82,182  | 1,90,212  | 2,15,897  | NA        |
|        3 | Assam                    | 75,151    | 81,034    | 90,123    | 90,482    | 1,02,965  | 1,18,504  |
|        4 | Bihar                    | 36,850    | 40,715    | 44,230    | 43,605    | 49,470    | NA        |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh             | 88,793    | 1,02,024  | 1,06,603  | 1,04,788  | 1,20,704  | 1,33,898  |
|        6 | Goa                      | 4,11,740  | 4,23,716  | 4,35,949  | 4,31,351  | 4,72,070  | NA        |
|        7 | Gujarat                  | 1,76,961  | 1,97,457  | 2,12,428  | 2,12,821  | 2,50,100  | NA        |
|        8 | Haryana                  | 2,08,437  | 2,23,022  | 2,30,563  | 2,29,065  | 2,64,835  | 2,96,685  |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh         | 1,65,497  | 1,74,804  | 1,85,728  | 1,83,333  | 2,01,854  | NA        |
|       10 | Jammu &Kashmir*          | 87,710    | 98,738    | NA        | NA        | NA        | NA        |
|       11 | Jharkhand                | 67,484    | 75,421    | 75,016    | 71,071    | 78,660    | NA        |
|       12 | Karnataka                | 1,85,840  | 2,05,245  | 2,21,431  | 2,21,310  | 2,65,623  | 3,01,673  |
|       13 | Kerala                   | 1,83,252  | 2,05,437  | 2,08,879  | 1,94,322  | 2,28,767  | NA        |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh           | 81,966    | 92,337    | 1,01,909  | 1,03,654  | 1,21,594  | 1,40,583  |
|       15 | Maharashtra              | 1,72,663  | 1,82,865  | 1,89,889  | 1,83,704  | 2,15,233  | 2,42,247  |
|       16 | Manipur                  | 71,507    | 73,795    | 78,574    | 79,797    | 84,345    | NA        |
|       17 | Meghalaya                | 77,504    | 82,653    | 87,653    | 84,638    | 90,638    | 98,572    |
|       18 | Mizoram                  | 1,55,222  | 1,64,708  | 1,95,365  | 1,87,838  | 1,88,839  | NA        |
|       19 | Nagaland                 | 1,02,003  | 1,09,198  | 1,22,759  | 1,26,452  | 1,42,363  | NA        |
|       20 | Odisha                   | 87,055    | 98,005    | 1,04,741  | 1,02,166  | 1,28,873  | 1,50,676  |
|       21 | Punjab                   | 1,39,835  | 1,49,974  | 1,54,385  | 1,49,193  | 1,61,888  | 1,73,873  |
|       22 | Rajasthan                | 98,698    | 1,06,604  | 1,15,360  | 1,15,122  | 1,35,962  | 1,56,149  |
|       23 | Sikkim                   | 3,49,163  | 3,75,773  | 4,12,627  | 4,12,754  | 4,72,543  | NA        |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu               | 1,75,276  | 1,94,373  | 2,06,165  | 2,12,174  | 2,41,131  | 2,73,288  |
|       25 | Telangana                | 1,79,358  | 2,09,848  | 2,31,326  | 2,25,687  | 2,65,942  | 3,08,732  |
|       26 | Tripura                  | 1,00,444  | 1,13,016  | 1,21,456  | 1,19,789  | 1,40,803  | NA        |
|       27 | Uttar Pradesh            | 57,944    | 62,350    | 65,677    | 61,374    | 70,792    | NA        |
|       28 | Uttarakhand              | 1,80,858  | 1,86,195  | 1,90,543  | 1,84,002  | 2,11,657  | 2,33,565  |
|       29 | West Bengal              | 91,401    | 1,03,920  | 1,10,313  | 1,06,510  | 1,24,798  | 1,41,373  |
|       30 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1,78,709  | 2,04,254  | 2,19,653  | 1,97,275  | NA        | NA        |
|       31 | Chandigarh               | 2,80,512  | 3,07,812  | 3,30,699  | 2,91,194  | 3,49,373  | NA        |
|       32 | Delhi                    | 3,18,323  | 3,38,730  | 3,55,798  | 3,31,112  | 3,89,529  | NA        |
|       33 | Jammu &Kashmir-UT        | NA        | NA        | 1,01,891  | 1,02,803  | 1,16,619  | 1,32,806  |
|       34 | Puducherry               | 1,98,358  | 2,18,673  | 2,16,064  | 2,03,178  | 2,09,890  | NA        |

Source:  Directorate of Economics & Statistics of respective State Governments.

Note: * Relates to erstwhile combined State of Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh).

Above information is not compiled in respect of Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. For UT of Ladakh, estimates so far have not been compiled by the UT Administration.

NA: Not Available.