TNPSC Thervupettagam

State of the States report

December 11 , 2020 1448 days 1132 0
  • For the third time in a row, Tamil Nadu, under the AIADMK government, has emerged as the “Best Performing Big State (Overall)”
  • It topped in the “India Today-MDRA State of the States study 2020”.
  • It was conducted by Marketing and Development Research Associates (MDRA), a Delhi-based premier research agency.
  • Himachal Pradesh and Punjab came second and third respectively.
  • In the ‘COVID-19 Management’ category, among the big states, Tamil Nadu came second after Assam.
  • In the small states, Goa has been the best performing state overall for three years in a row.

Tamil Nadu’s Performance

  • Tamil Nadu is India’s second-largest economy after Maharashtra.
  • It is sixth most populous state in India.
  • It has the third highest GDP per capita in the country.
  • It is the most urbanised and industrialised state in the country.
  • The malnutrition in the Tamilnadu State is among the lowest in the country.
  • For the third consecutive year, Tamil Nadu registered a higher economic growth rate than the national average.
  • At 8.03 per cent, it was double the all-India average of 4.2 per cent in 2019-20.
  • The state’s per capita income based on Net State Domestic Product in the same year was Rs 1,53,853.
  • It is taking Tamilnadu from 12th place in the previous year to sixth position now.
  • During 2018-19, the figure was 1,42,941 with the State standing at 12th rank.

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