Claiming a growth of 13 per cent in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has released “Estimates of State Domestic Product 2015-16” and said the Capital’s current price for 2015-16 is estimated at Rs5.58 lakh crore against Rs4.95 lakh crore in 2014-15. Sisodia also stated that the real growth in GSDP at constant prices in Delhi during 2015-16 is 8.34 per cent against 7.6 per cent at national level.
Sisodia mentioned that while Delhi contributes only 1.43 per cent in the total population in country, the contribution of Delhi in total GDP (at current prices) at the national level is 4.12 per cent.