Lok Sabha Question No. 1885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Disparity in Per Capita Income
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF PLANNING**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 1885**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2015**

**DISPARITY IN PER CAPITA INCOME**

1885. DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

(a)     whether there is huge disparity in per capita income in various States;

(b)     if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;

(c)     the urban and rural per capita income differentials in the country during each of the last       three years and the current year; and

(d)    the steps taken/being taken by the Government to bridge the gap during the 12th Five     Year Plan ?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) & (b):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 of per 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.

(c):	   The per capita income of the States is not compiled separately for rural and urban areas.

(d):         The Government have 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.

**ANNEXURE**

**Annexure as referred in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1885 for 31.07.2015**

**Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at current prices (In Rupees)**

|   **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