Haryana has grabbed top slot in per capita net state domestic product. The per capita domestic product of the state at Rs 59,008 at prices of 2007-08 has been adjudged the best among other states.
The economic think-tank of the country, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), in its latest report on PC-NSDP for major states at constant prices of 1999-2000 ranked Haryana at number one.
As per the report of chief economist of NCAER, the other major states like Punjab had PC-NSDP for same prices at Rs 46,686, Maharashtra Rs 47,051 and Gujarat Rs 45,773. The other states like Kerala had Rs 43,104, Uttar Pradesh Rs 24,472 and Bihar Rs 15,501.
Reacting on the report, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the report ratified the state claim of tremendous progress in last six years in all spheres of development.
Hooda said the six years of the Congress government in the state would complete on March 5 and the state has witnessed unprecedented development. He said that on an average, the gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth of Haryana during 11th Plan was 9.5% and it was likely to cross 11% in the 12th Plan. This, he said, was on the basis of mid-term appraisal of 11th Plan.
The CM observed that in case of level of hunger in India, as mentioned in the report, the state ranked at number three among the states with low range of 0.031-0.409. The two states above Haryana are Punjab and Kerala. The states that fell in the category of moderate hunger with range 0.410-0.566 included Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The states with high range of 0.567-0.742 included Orissa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Bihar.
The three states which fell in the category of very high range of hunger that is 0.743-0.939 included Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The chief minister said that this was the result of initiatives taken by the state government for inclusive development of the state. This has also been possible due to the rehabilitation and resettlement policy and land acquisition policy of the state government. Hooda claimed that apart from many others, the World Bank also appreciated the land acquisition policy of the state.