RAS question
Rajasthan per capita income growth trend in recent years has been:
Correct answer: (C) Steadily increasing, approaching the national average.
Rajasthan's per capita income has been steadily increasing in recent years and is moving closer to the All-India per capita income level.
Explanation
Rajasthan's Economic Review 2024-25 defines per capita income as Net State Domestic Product divided by the state's mid-year population, and treats it as a pointer to living standards and well-being. The current-price series shows Rajasthan rising from Rs 1,14,925 in 2020-21 to Rs 1,85,053 in 2024-25, with the 2024-25 advance estimate up 11.04 per cent over 2023-24. The All-India figure for 2024-25 is Rs 2,00,162, so Rajasthan is still below the national level but close enough for the trend to be described as approaching it. The same review links this growth setting to the state's $350 billion economy vision.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Zero growth is ruled out because the current-price per capita income series rises from Rs 1,14,925 in 2020-21 to Rs 1,85,053 in 2024-25.
- (B) A sharp decline does not fit the data, since Rajasthan's per capita income is projected to rise by 11.04 per cent in 2024-25 over the previous year.
- (D) The trend is not negative for all years because the Economic Review shows positive growth rates for Rajasthan from 2021-22 through 2024-25 in the current-price PCI series.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy indicators, especially how per capita income is read as a standard-of-living measure. It recurs in RAS because candidates must connect headline state-growth claims with official Economic Review tables.