Economic condition of states going to assembly polls
In terms of size of the economy, Tamil Nadu’s economy is the largest (3rd largest in India), followed by West Bengal (6th), Kerala (11th), Assam (17th) and Puducherry (26th)
Assam has witnessed the highest average economic growth of 8.6%. Tamil Nadu’s economic growth averaged 8%, while West Bengal and Puducherry’s economy grew at an average 6.7%
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are more affluent with their per-capita-income. The per-capita income of Puducherry and Kerala is Rs.2.22 lakhs each and that of Tamil Nadu is Rs.2.19 lakhs
Tamil Nadu has the highest self-reliance, with nearly 70% of its revenues being accounted from its own sources
Assam and West Bengal have low self-reliance with only 38% and 42% of their income coming from own sources (tax and non-tax receipts)
Price pressures have been acute in the case of Puducherry (8%), Tamil Nadu (7.2%) and Assam (6.5%) during this period
West Bengal has the highest unemployment rate
Unemployment is the lowest in case of Assam at 3.4%. In case of Puducherry, it has been high at 5.8%