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Battling Economic Slowdown, India’s Monthly Per-Capita Income Surges 6.8 Per Cent To Rs 11,254 In FY 2019-20
Swarajya Staff
Jan 08, 2020, 11:52 AM | Updated 11:52 AM IST
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Despite a wave of economic slowdown persisting in the nation, India witnessed its per-capita monthly income rise by 6.8 per cent in the ongoing financial year 2019-20 as per the government data on national income revealed on Tuesday (7 January), reports Hindu Businessline.
“The Per Capita Net National Income during 2019-20 is estimated to be Rs 1,35,050 showing a rise of 6.8 per cent as compared to Rs 1,26,406 during 2018-19,” according to the annual national income and GDP 2019-20 data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
It should be noted though that in 2018-19, the figure had risen by a more impressive 10 per cent.
The rise in per-capita income gains significance as it serves as a crude indicator of the prosperity of a country.
According to the first advance estimates of the national income released by the National Statistical Office, the growth in real GDP during 2019-20 is estimated at 5.0 per cent as compared to the growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2018-19. The dip in growth comes mainly due to poor performance of manufacturing and construction sectors.
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