With a rating of 9.14 per cent, Odisha has emerged as a leading State in economic growth rate.
As per the provisional data released by the Central Statistical Organisation for 2012-13 for the States, Odisha is growing at 9.14 per cent while Madhya Pradesh has a rate of 10 per cent and Bihar 9.48 per cent this year.
Other backward States have also maintained their upward trajectory, with Jharkhand growing at 9.12 per cent. However, a comprehensive comparison has to wait until the growth data from Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Delhi, all of which have maintained robust growth in the past years, come in. Provisional GDP figures for these States for 2012-13 are still awaited.
Growth in the per capita income has been more noteworthy for Odisha, which has managed to add Rs1,450 in its per capita income in the last one year - up from Rs24,134 last year to Rs25,584 this year. Bihar has added a merely Rs1,090 in 2012-13 to its per capita income, the lowest among other States. In comparison, Jharkhand and MP have seen their per capita income rise by more than Rs2,000.
