Telangana has the third highest per capita income in the country, according to data released by the State government on Wednesday.
In 2011-12, before the Telangana State was formed, the per capita income in the region was ₹91,121. This was lower than Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Delhi and Puducherry. At the time of State formation in 2014-15, the per capita income was ₹1,24,104. It was topped by 13 States: Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi and Puducherry.
Cut to 2022-23, Telangana has a per capita income of ₹3,13,12,398. This PCI ranks below the States of Sikkim (₹5,19,964) and Delhi (₹4,44,768). Only Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Karnataka come close to the State’s PCI.
