India’s Economic Divergence Between High, Low Income States Worrisome Says NITI Aayog VC

Bery’s remarks came while delivering a lecture. (Photo: Pralhad Shinde/NDTV Profit). Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Nearly 44% of contribution to the GDP comes from high income states which account for 26% of India’s population. Meanwhile, with 38% of the population, generate only 19% of GDP, a divergence that is worrisome, said NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery as per PTI

Bery’s remarks came while delivering a lecture on ‘India’s Macro Challenge: Generating and Financing a Big Investment Push’ at the 6th Economics Conclave at the School of Economics, University of Hyderabad.

“The development strategy that’s appropriate for Tamil Nadu and for Bihar or Uttar Pradesh will necessarily be very different.” “And so it is the case that there has been divergen