Why is gujarat the most developed state in india

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Ready for tomorrow Fast, insight-rich analysis of news that matters to you long-reads that outlive the news cycle. Small Medium Large. A map of the country divided into five regions of equal GDP, based on data from , presents another way of looking at the lag in growth. The North region has the highest population and, thus, the lowest per capita GDP. Despite covering the fewest states and having the smallest aggregate population, the Central region is able to match the others in GDP.

The region is buoyed by the presence of commercial capital Mumbai, and growing IT hub of Hyderabad. The East region covers the most states among the five regions. Source: MoSPI. Read 0 Comment post a comment. Continue without login. Login from existing account Facebook Google Email. All Comments Your Activity. We have sent you a verification email. In Gujarat, 33 babies die per 1, live births, compared with 12 in Kerala, 21 in Maharashtra and 23 in Punjab. Meanwhile, the maternal mortality rate MMR , defined as female deaths per , live births, rose from 72 in to 85 in Nearly four in 10 children under the age of five are underweight in Gujarat.

That's fallen over the past decade, but Gujarat ranks 25th out of 29 states on this measure. Prof Ghatak warns that Gujarat's industrial development isn't reaching everyone.

Get in touch. Read more from Reality Check. Follow us on Twitter. Image source, AFP. Gujarat is ahead of most Indian states on infrastructure but lags behind in other areas. The case for Modinomics. Modi was known for cutting special deals with companies such as Tata to tempt them to set up in Gujarat. The case against. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday claimed that Gujarat has remained the most developed state in the nation. He was giving a speech in the Gujarat Assembly during the debate over the Governor's address.

During his speech, he also took jibes at the opposition party Congress. Rupani started his speech with Gujarati poetry and said, "You do not appreciate our feelings, but we are affectionate towards your hatred. He said that the increasing size of the budget of his state government was the barometer with which one could gauge the development and growth of the economy in Gujarat.

Presenting the report by CRISIL, he mentioned that Gujarat remained the number one state in providing employment to the youth, industrial growth, agricultural growth rate, milk production and Gross State Domestic Production and that there were many indicators that put Gujarat at the top spot. Rupani said, "Our PM Narendrabhai Modi set the benchmark of an efficient government when he was the chief minister of Gujarat.