In 2008-09, the per capita income, which more or less reflects country’s standard of living, was Rs 40,605, Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister M S Gill told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
“The per capita income at factor cost during 2008-09 and 2009-10 areestimated at Rs. 40,605 and Rs. 46,492, respectively, at current prices,” Gill said. In response to a query, the Minister said, the separate per capita income figures for rural and urban areas were available till the base year 2004-05, as the data was compiled only in the base year of the National Accounts Statistics.
As per the base year 2004-05, the per capita income in rural areas was Rs 16,327, while in the urban areas it stood at Rs 44,223.
“The major disparity in the urban and rural per capita income is high income in urban areas and high population concentration in rural areas,” Gill said. The government is providing employment in villages through schemes like MGNREGA with an objective to enhance the per capita income in the rural areas, the Minister said.
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