Odisha lags behind other States in terms of the Net State Domestic Product (NSDP), according to the Economic Survey Report which was tabled in the Parliament recently.
As per the report, though Odisha’s NSDP has considerably increased in the past 10 years, it is still on lower side than other States including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
In 2014-15, Odisha’s NSDP was Rs 2,60,222 crore while the amount was Rs 15,25,857 crore in Maharashtra. The NSDP in Andhra Pradesh was Rs 4,61,250 crore and in Bihar Rs 3,69,576 crore during the same period.
In 2014-15The NSDP was Rs 3,95,885 crore in Haryana, Rs 6,25,412 crore in Karnataka, Rs 4,55,941 crore in Madhya Pradesh, Rs 3,07,776 crore in Punjab, Rs 5,16,462 crore in Rajasthan, Rs 8,84,195 crore in Tamil Nadu, Rs 8,61,054 crore in Uttar Pradesh and Rs 3,80,066 crore in Telangana.
West Bengal registered Rs 7,28,974 crore in the FY 2014-15.
Odisha had recorded NSDP of only Rs 67,987 crore in 2005-06. The figure rose to Rs 1,35,837 crore in 2009-10 and Rs 2,10,622 crore in 2012-13.
The State’s per capita NSDP was Rs 17,650 in 2004-05, Rs 33,029 in 2009-10 and Rs 49,227 in 2012-13. In previous 2015-16, the per capita NSDP in the State increased to Rs 59,229.