In what reflects the social and economic prosperity of the Delhiites, the per capita income of the national Capital for 2012-13 has recorded a rise of over Rs 27,000 from previous year. The per capital income for 2011-12 was Rs 1.74 lakh, that has risen to Rs 2.1 lakh - the highest in the country.
According to Government estimates, this amounts to an increase of 15.77 per cent over the previous year. Releasing the 'Estimates of State Domestic Product - 2012-13' of Delhi on Wednesday, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the per capita income of Delhi is about three times higher than the national average of Rs 68,747 for 2012-13. In comparison to Delhi, the per capita income of Haryana stands at Rs1.24 lakh. Dikshit said the per capita income of Delhi crossed the Rs1 lakh mark in 2008-09 and further improved to Rs1.27 lakh in 2009-10. The per capita income of Delhi in 1998-99 was barely Rs 40,000 against Rs 2lakh for the year 2012-13, which reflects a hike of 502 per cent during the last 14 years of the present Government.
Dikshit said the publication reflects that the economy of Delhi is going forward on the path of sustainable economic growth in a considerable manner. "It also reveals dominance of service sector in Gross State Domestic Product of Delhi, which is around 81.54 per cent. This is in tune with the industrial policy of the Delhi Government, which promotes non-polluting units especially the service sector," she said and added that the rank-wise position of Delhi as per the estimates of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is much better than the neighbouring States of Haryana and Punjab or other bigger States like Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar.
"Delhi ranks 10th among all States/UTs in respect of total GSDP. The annual growth for 2011-12 and 2012-13 comes to 19.12 per cent and 18 per cent over the previous year as compared to all India growth of 15 per cent and 13.30 per cent respectively," Dikshit added.
The Chief Minister said that the GSDP in Delhi at the current prices for 2012-13 is estimated at Rs 3.66 lakh crore against Rs 3.11 lakh crore in 2011-12 - registering a growth of 17.70 per cent. The statistics further shows the contribution of Delhi in the national GDP is 3.87 per cent as compared to 1.42 per cent share of Delhi in the country's total population. It is noteworthy here that GSDP in Delhi during 1998-99 was just Rs 53,226 crore against Rs 3.66 lakh crore during 2012-13. This reflects 687 per cent increase during the last 14 years.
Dikshit added that the share of service sector in GSDP in Delhi is about 81.54 per cent followed by secondary sector at 17.69 per cent and primary sector at 0.77 per cent. "The city is developing as a major centre of service sector including IT to leave behind neighbouring cities like Noida and Gurgaon resulting in large number of employment opportunities in Delhi. Hence, Delhi continues to be an attraction due to its ample employment opportunities," she said.