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U’khand GSDP up 1.3 times in 20 months, per capita income at Rs 2.6 lakh | Economy & Policy News

Pushkar Singh Dhami, Pushkar Singh, Dhami, Uttarakhand CM

The per capita income of the state in 2021-22 was Rs 2,05,000, which rose to Rs 2,60,000 in 2023-24. | File Photo: PTI


Uttarakhand’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has increased by 1.3 times in the last 20 months, the state government said on Wednesday.


New policies brought by the state government, amendments in the old ones besides employment and self-employment programmes underway have contributed to the GSDP growth, Secretary energy, housing and planning R Meenakshi Sundaram said at a press conference.

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The per capita income of the state in 2021-22 was Rs 2,05,000, which rose to Rs 2,60,000 in 2023-24, he said, adding that the per capita income of the state increased by 26 per cent in the last two years, which is better than the national average.

 


The per capita income at the national level has increased from Rs 1,50,906 to Rs 1,84,000 in two years, registering an increase of 20 per cent during the period, he said.


According to the central government’s Periodic Labor Force Survey, the labor force participation rate in the age group of 15 to 29 in the state was 43.7 per cent in 2022-23, which increased to 49 per cent in 2023-24.


Similarly, the employment population ratio of the state has increased from 37.5 per cent to 44.2 per cent.


The participation of women in the employment population ratio has also increased from 26.1 per cent to 32.4 per cent in the age group of 15 to 29 and from 37 per cent to 43.7 per cent in the age group above 15, the official said.


The employment population ratio of women has increased due to the promotion of Lakhpati Didi Yojana and women self-help groups in the state, he said.


According to the latest survey, the unemployment rate of the state was 14.2 per cent in 2022-23, which came down to 9.8 per cent in 2023-24.


The unemployment rate of the state decreased by 4.4 per cent in one year. People in the state have got more employment in tourism, manufacturing sector and government jobs, he said.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Oct 02 2024 | 7:17 PM IST

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