Economic growth: Bihar beats Maharashtra, Gujarat!
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Bihar has been the top performer among the major states in terms of economic growth during the 11th Five Year Plan which ended on March 31, 2012.
The report reveals that the nominal gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth rate of Bihar was 21.9 per cent during the 11th Plan spread over 2007 to 12.
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Image: A man cycles past residential apartments in Patna.
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Economic growth: Bihar beats Maharashtra, Gujarat!
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According to a Planning Commission report on state finances, only Sikkim and Goa, which are much smaller in size than Bihar, have performed better than the state.
Among all the states and union territories, Sikkim recorded highest GSDP growth rate of 31.6 per cent during the five year period followed by Goa at 22.9 per cent.
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Image: Kangchengyao mountain range in Northern Sikkim, east of Thanggu.
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Economic growth: Bihar beats Maharashtra, Gujarat!
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None of the major states which include Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh could over 20 per cent GSDP growth rate in nominal terms.
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Haryana
GSDP growth rate: 19.5%
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Image: A water tanker moves past Malibu Towne residential apartments at Gurgaon.
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Rajasthan
GSDP growth rate: 18%
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Image: Tourists stand at the City Palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
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Kerala
GSDP growth rate: 16.9%
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Image: Boat race in Kerala.
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Madhya Pradesh
GSDP growth rate: 16.8%
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Image: A boy sits on a cart in front of a solar power plant at Meerwada village of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.
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Andhra Pradesh
GSDP growth rate: 16.7%
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Image: A woman carrying a child walks past a construction site for a commercial building on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.
Photographs: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters.
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West Bengal
GSDP growth rate: 16.4%
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Image: Howrah Bridge.
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Gujarat
GSDP growth rate: 16%
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Image: Labourers work at the construction site of a flyover on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters.
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Maharashtra
GSDP growth rate: 15.3%
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Image: A man walks at the excavation site of a water pipeline in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters.
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Uttar Pradesh
GSDP growth rate: 15.3%
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Image: Labourers work on iron rods at the construction site of a flyover at Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
Photographs: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters.
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The worst performers include Jharkhand which recorded GSDP growth rate of 9.2 per cent followed by the Puducherry, Nagaland and Manipur (all below 11 per cent).
Image: Vendors wait for customers at Ima Market, one of the largest markets operated by women in Asia, in Imphal.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters.
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