New Delhi : Goans have every reason to be glad as they have been ranked as the Richest in the nation as its per capita is highest in country.The economic survey for the financial year 2021-22 presented in the Delhi Assembly on Friday, Goa’s per capita income stood at Rs 4.91 lakh (Rs 4,91,351.626) while Delhi’s per capita income was third at Rs 4,01,982 for fiscal 2021-22 among the States/Union Territories. Sikkim was in the second place.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented the economic survey report in the Assembly.The per capita income of Delhi was three times higher than the national average in 2021-22, the survey report said.The survey also said that Delhi’s GDP at current prices increased by about 50 per cent in the last six years from Rs 6,16,085 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 9,23,967 crore in 2021-22.According to the survey, Delhi’s per capita income grew 16.81 per cent year-on-year to Rs 4,01,982 in fiscal 2021-22.