The North-South Economic Divide

Size of the Economy

  • Gross state domestic product for 1971 is not readily available, so consider the numbers for 1980-81. That year, the combined size of the economies of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan was about 32 per cent larger than the combined size of the economies of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The size of four northern States were estimated at Rs 35,332 crore compared to RS 26,768 crore of the four southern States, at constant 1980-81 prices.
  • By 2016-17, the southern States had become 15 per cent larger than their northern States. The economies ....
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