AHMEDABAD: The RBI State Data Handbook for 2019-20 ranked Gujarat number one in India in per capita net state domestic product (NSDP) at Rs 3. 03 lakh which was nearly double than the national average of Rs 1. 51 lakh.
The industrially developed and rich state, however, scored poorly in human indices as it was found to have second highest 39. 7% underweight children under five years of age, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 report released recently. Bihar, with 41% of 0-5 children surveyed found underweight, ranked the worst. In stunting and wasting too Gujarat ranked 4th and 2nd worst.
