Punjab Emerges As the Most-Affluent Indian States, Reports Crisil

Crisil also asserts, "In these states, no driver of growth, be it agriculture, industry or services, is well-established as yet. Neither do these states score high on infrastructure such as power and road connectivity which can attract manufacturing," reports Varun Sinha of NDTV.

Kerala and Punjab have the top levels of equality too. The criteria are measured by the asset ownership between their capital cities and the rest of the state. The lesser the gap between a capital city and the rest of the state with households owning all or no assets, the higher is the state equality index. But, Andhra Pradesh has the highest levels of inequality, says the report.

Maharashtra, however, exceed all other states in terms of highest per capita income. In the year 2004-05 prices, the state recorded the maximum level of real income per person, but the ownership of consumer durables in the state is lower than six others.
 

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