Lok Sabha Question No. 2675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Per Capita Income
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2675

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## PER CAPITA INCOME

2675. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  huge  disparity  in  per  capita  income  among  various States and if so, the details thereof, State/Union Territory-wise;
- (b) the urban and rural per capita income differentials in the country during the current year; and
- (c)  the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  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): As per the latest information received from State Governments, State/ Union  Territory-wise  Per  Capita  Income  measured  in  terms  of  Net  State Domestic Product (NSDP) at current and constant (2011-12) prices for the year  2018-19,  ranges  from  Rs.40,982  to  Rs.4,30,081  and  Rs.28,668  to Rs.3,37,745  respectively.  State/Union  Territory  wise  per  capita  NSDP  at current  and  constant  prices  for  the  year  2018-19  is  given  in  Annexure.

(b): The Ministry compiles estimates of rural and urban income, in terms of 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 the  year  2011-12  for  rural  and  urban  area  Rs  40,925  and  Rs 98,435 respectively.

(c): Government has been focusing on inclusive growth as reflected in its commitment of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and has taken various steps to address the rural urban disparity. 'Gaon, Gareeb aur Kisan' has been at the centre  of  government  policies.   Government  has  been  implementing  a number of targeted programmes to improve the per capita income of both rural  and  urban  India  for  overall  balanced  development  in  the  country. These  programmes,  inter-alia,  include  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman Nidhi, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural and Urban Livelihoods Mission, Skill India, Pradhan Mantri Awaas  Yojana (PMAY), Pradhan Mantri Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY),  Swachh  Bharat  Mission,  Sansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana,  Shyama Prasad  Mukherjee  National  RuRBAN  Mission,  National  Social  Assistance Programme (NSAP), Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana,  Stand  Up  India  Scheme,  Pradhan  Krishi Sinchai  Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural and Urban), etc. A National Infrastructure  Pipeline  of  Rs.103  lakh  crore  was  announced  to  boost infrastructure and spur growth impulses in the economy. The Union Budget 2020-21 also announced a number of measures to support broad-based and inclusive economic development. These, inter-alia, include rationalization of  personal  income  tax  rates  to  support  domestic  demand,  a  16-point action plan for holistic development of the agriculture sector and critical measures to boost rural spending. Government has also implemented the Aspirational Districts Programme aimed at comprehensive development of backward  areas  in  six  areas:  (i)  health  &  nutrition,  (ii)  education,  (iii) agriculture & water resources, (iv) financial inclusion, (v) skill development, and (vi) basic infrastructure.

In 2020-21, Government announced a special economic and comprehensive package under AtmaNirbhar Bharat to combat the impact of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  to  revive  economic  growth.  Several measures  to  increase  growth  and  consumption  in  both  rural  and  urban India  under  the  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan,  inter-alia,  include  Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, Additional Emergency Working Capital Funding for  farmers  through  NABARD,  concessional  credit  through  Kisan  Credit Cards,  PM  KISAN  fund  transfer,  PM  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  claim  payments, interest  subvention  for  dairy  cooperatives,  liquidity  support  under  Rural Infrastructure  Development  Fund  to  states,  working  capital  support  for agricultural  procurement,  free  food  grain  supply  to  migrants,  PM  Garib Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyaan,  MGNREGA  budgetary  support  and  higher  wage rates, MUDRA Shishu loan relief, PM SVANidhi, Agri-Infrastructure Fund for farm gate infrastructure, scheme for Formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises  (MFE),  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana,  National Animal  Disease  Control  Programme,  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure Development  Fund,  Promotion  of  Herbal  Cultivation  and  Beekeeping  and extension of Operation Greens from Tomatoes, Onion and Potatoes (TOP) to all fruits and vegetables (TOTAL). The Union Budget 2021-22 has also announced a number of measures to support broad-based and inclusive economic development. Key measures include ensuring MSP at minimum 1.5 times the cost of production across all  commodities,  extension  of  SWAMITVA  Scheme  to  all  States/UTs, enhancing  agricultural  credit  and  infrastructure  funds,  investments  to develop modern fishing harbours and fish landing centres, One Nation One Ration Card, Rs. 15,700 crore budget allocation to MSME Sector, etc. Further, Government announced a relief package of Rs.6.29 lakh crore in June 2021 to strengthen public health and provide impetus for growth and employment  measures,  with  key  measures  including  Credit  Guarantee Scheme  to  Facilitate  Loans  to  25  Lakh  Persons  through  Micro  Finance Institutions  (MFIs),  Extension  of  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Rozgar  Yojana  and Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), Release of Climate Resilient Special Traits Varieties to fight Malnutrition and Improve Farmers' Income, Revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation  (NERAMAC),  and  Rs.19,041  crore  for  Broadband  to  each Village through BharatNet PPP Model.

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## Statement attached to Lok SabhaUnstarred Question No. 2675 on 'Per Capita Income' to be answered on 04.08.2021.

PER CAPITA NET STATE DOMESTIC PRODUCT; BASE YEAR 2011-12 (in Rs.) As on 15.03.2021

|        | State\UT                 | CURRENT PRICES   | CONSTANT PRICES   |
|--------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| S. No. |                          | 2018-19          | 2018-19 (4)       |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh           | 152286           | 107286            |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 149634           | 97080             |
| 3      | Assam                    | 82837            | 60695             |
| 4      | Bihar                    | 40982            | 28668             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh             | 98254            | 72537             |
| 6      | Goa                      | 430081           | 337745            |
| 7      | Gujarat                  | 198092           | 155256            |
| 8      | Haryana                  | 226409           | 164976            |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh         | 176459           | 136664            |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir*          | 95448            | 67697             |
| 11     | Jharkhand                | 73155            | 54982             |
| 12     | Karnataka                | 205697           | 148690            |
| 13     | Kerala                   | 205657           | 145521            |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh           | 90487            | 57401             |
| 15     | Maharashtra              | 187118           | 147097            |
| 16     | Manipur                  | 75229            | 51180             |
| 17     | Meghalaya                | 84725            | 62458             |
| 18     | Mizoram                  | 176620           | 129609            |
| 19     | Nagaland                 | 117691           | 72969             |
| 20     | Odisha                   | 98181            | 75191             |
| 21     | Punjab                   | 153940           | 115529            |
| 22     | Rajasthan                | 107890           | 75555             |
| 23     | Sikkim                   | 380926           | 242002            |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu               | 193964           | 142941            |
| 25     | Telangana                | 201062           | 140682            |
| 26     | Tripura                  | 112849           | 82632             |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh            | 62652            | 43670             |
| 28     | Uttarakhand              | 191450           | 154549            |
|        |                          | 101138           |                   |
| 29     | West Bengal              |                  | 67300             |
| 30     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 199842           | 155046            |
| 32     | Delhi                    | 344350           | 260967            |
| 33     | Puducherry               | 204463           | 134115            |

Source:  Directorate of Economics & Statistics of respective State Governments

Note: * Relates to Jammu & Kashmir, including Ladakh

Above information is not compiled in respect of  Lakshadweep, Daman  & Diu and Dadra  & Nagar Haveli.