Delhi recorded the highest per capita income among all States in the country at `2,40,849 during financial year 2014-15, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday.
According to the Delhi Government’s Delhi Statistical Hand Book, 2015 released on Wednesday, Delhi’s per capita income in 2014-15 has increased to `2.41 lakh from `2.12 lakh in the previous fiscal, a rise of nearly 13.50 per cent over the period.
Puducherry recorded the second highest per capita income in the country at `1,75,006 followed by Haryana at `1,47,076 during 2014-15.
As per the survey, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Delhi, at current prices, in 2014-15 has increased to over `4.51 lakh crore, a growth of 15.35 per cent over the previous year.
At constant prices, the growth of the GSDP for 2014-15 is 12.81 per cent as compared to 7.4 per cent recorded at national level.
The Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at current prices during 2014-15 has increased to 43.19 lakh crore, recording a rise of 15.66 per cent while at constant prices it rose to 2.25 lakh
crore recording a rise of
8.28 per cent.