The per capita income in Uttarakhand has risen to Rs 1.03 lakh in the financial year 2013-14, which is Rs 11,158 more than the last financial year’s income of Rs 92,191.
As per the figure released by the director of Economics and Statics, the per capita income of the State was estimated for the year 2013-14 is Rs 1.03 lakh while it was mere Rs 8,5372 during the financial year 2011-12. The State’s economy grew at 5.65 per cent in 2013-14, which is 0.04 per cent better than the previous year when the State grew at 5.61 per cent.
However, the State’s economy was better than the national growth rate of 4.7 per cent for the same year, the report added. Economic growth rates of the State for the year 2013-14 (Advance Estimates), 2012-13 (Quick Estimates) and 2011-12 have been estimated as 5.65 per cent, 5.61 per cent and 9.37 per cent respectively.
According to data released by the Centre on May 30 this year the All India Economic Growth Rate for the financial year 2013-14 was 4.7 per cent, which was 4.5 per cent and 8.7 per cent for the year 2012-13 and 2011-12 respectively.