In good news for the State, Goa has been ranked as the most prosperous State with its per capita income being the highest in the country.
According to the economic survey for the financial year 2021-22 presented in the Delhi Assembly on Friday, Goa’s per capita income stood at Rs 4,91,351.626 while Delhi’s per capita income was third at Rs 4,01,982 for fiscal 2021-22 among the States/Union Territories.
Sikkim was in the second place.
The economic survey for the financial year 2021-22 was presented in the Assembly by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
The per capita income of Delhi was three times higher than the national average in 2021-22, it said.
The survey also said that Delhi's GDP at current prices increased by about 50 per cent in the last six years from Rs 6,16,085 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 9,23,967 crore in 2021-22.
According to the survey, Delhi's per capita income grew 16.81 per cent year-on-year to Rs 4,01,982 in fiscal 2021-22.
