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Economic growth: Bihar beats Maharashtra, Gujarat!
Last updated on: November 29, 2012 10:32 IST
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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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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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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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Rajasthan
GSDP growth rate: 18%
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Kerala
GSDP growth rate: 16.9%
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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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Madhya Pradesh
GSDP growth rate: 16.8%
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Andhra Pradesh
GSDP growth rate: 16.7%
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West Bengal
GSDP growth rate: 16.4%
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Image: Labourers work at the construction site of a flyover on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.
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Gujarat
GSDP growth rate: 16%
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Image: A man walks at the excavation site of a water pipeline in Mumbai.
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Maharashtra
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.
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Uttar Pradesh
GSDP growth rate: 15.3%
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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).
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