RAS question
Which district has the highest GDDP in Rajasthan for 2023-24?
Correct answer: (B) Jaipur.
Jaipur district recorded Rajasthan's highest Gross District Domestic Product in 2023-24, at Rs 2,12,335 crore at current prices.
Explanation
The official Economic Review 2024-25 states that, in the district-wise distribution of GDDP at current prices, Jaipur recorded the highest Gross District Domestic Product in Rajasthan in 2023-24. The table of the top five districts puts Jaipur at Rs 2,12,335 crore, ahead of Alwar, Jodhpur, Bhilwara and Ajmer. The same section also notes that Jaipur rose from Rs 1,86,868 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 2,12,335 crore in 2023-24, a growth of 13.63 per cent. So the answer is not based on population size or general administrative importance alone; it is directly supported by the current-price GDDP ranking published in the Economic Review.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Bhilwara was among the top five districts, but its 2023-24 current-price GDDP was Rs 76,716 crore, below Jaipur's Rs 2,12,335 crore.
- (C) Jodhpur ranked below Jaipur in the table, with a 2023-24 current-price GDDP of Rs 83,191 crore.
- (D) Alwar followed Jaipur at current prices with Rs 1,19,820 crore in 2023-24, so it was not the highest district.
Concept
This tests district-level income accounting within the Economy of Rajasthan syllabus, especially GDDP at current prices. RAS often asks such rankings because they link official economic data with regional development patterns.