The per capita income and the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Delhi increased during the second year of the pandemic (2021-22), according to the Delhi Economic Survey 2021-22.
- Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that per capita income of Delhi was three times higher than the national average in 2021-22 registering 16.81 per cent year-on-year growth to Rs 4,01,982.
- The Economic Survey was tabled in the Delhi Assembly on March 25.
- The Delhi government’s tax collection also fell by 19.53% in 2020-21 (provisional value) compared with the previous year due to the pandemic, the survey reported.
- The GSDP and per capita values for the financial year 2021-22, are advanced estimates (AE) and not actual values, the survey report clarified, as the financial year is yet to be over and these values are subject to changes.
- The Economic Survey stated that in terms of per capita income, Delhi ranked just behind Goa and Sikkim, which have the highest and second-highest per capita income in the country.
- The forest and tree cover area in the city, which has been increasing steadily since 1997, increased to 342 sq. km. in 2021, which is 23.06% of Delhi’s total geographical area, as per the survey.
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