State Planning and Statistics Minister Punnulal Mohle tabled the State’s Economic Survey report 2017-18 on the floor of Chhattisgarh Assembly on Friday.
As per the report, the per capita income in the State as per 2016-17 has gone up from Rs 84,265 to an estimated Rs 92,035 — a 9.22 per cent jump compared to last financial year.
The growth estimates of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has remained stable while taking prices of base year 2011-12.
The advanced estimates of GSDP had gone up from Rs 2,13,649 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 2,27,866 crore in 2017-18 indicating a rise of 6.6 per cent.
The State Domestic Product estimates during 2015-16 has gone up from Rs 1,97,069 crore to Rs 2,13,649 crore in 2016-17- an increase of 8.41 per cent as compared to previous year.
During the last five years, the contribution of the industrial sector to GSDP at constant price (2011-12) in 2017-18 had been estimated at a high of 47.65.