Inter Regional Variations in India

Kamal singhLecturer in EconomicsGCCBA-42 ,Chandigarh

Email:kamalsingh84@gmail.com

National Income

• The total net value of all goods and services produced within a nation over a specified period of time, representing the sum of wages, profits, rents, interest, and pension payments to residents of the nation.

Trends for Interstate Variation in National Income and GDP

There is vast variation amongst the Indian states w.r.t per capita

income and their contribution to national income. 4. CONTRIBUTION OF STATES IN INDIA’S NDP

High Income States % share in NDP

MAHARASHTRA 13.3 %

UTTAR PRADESH 8.0 %

ANDHRA PRADESH 7.7 %

WEST BENGAL 7.2 %

GUJARAT 6.8 %

Low income states % share in NDP

JHARKHAND 1.6

ASSAM 1.7

CHATTISGARH 1.8

ORISSA 2.4

BIHAR 2.7

Per capita income of different states

High income states Per capita income (Rs p.a)

Low income states Per capita income (Rs p .a)

GOA 1,05,582 BIHAR 11,135

HARYANA 58,531 UTTAR PRADESH 16,060

MAHARASHTRA 47,051 MADHYA PRADESH 18,051

GUJARAT 45, 773 JHARKHAND 19,928

PUNJAB 44,923 ORISSA 23,403

Causes for Inter Regional variations

• Historical Factors• Geographical factors• Location Advantages• Failure of economic planning• Marginal effect of Green revolution• Political instability