1. Inter Regional Variations in India
Kamal singh
Lecturer in Economics
GCCBA-42 ,Chandigarh

2. National Income
The total net value of all goods and services produced within a nation over a specified period of time, representing the sum of wages, profits, rents, interest, and pension payments to residents of the nation.

3. Trends for Interstate Variation in National Income and GDP
There is vast variation amongst the Indian states w.r.t per capita income and their contribution to national income. 4. CONTRIBUTION OF STATES IN INDIA’S NDP
High Income States
% share in NDP
MAHARASHTRA
13.3 %
UTTAR PRADESH
8.0 %
ANDHRA PRADESH
7.7 %
WEST BENGAL
7.2 %
GUJARAT
6.8 %

4. Per capita income of different states
Low income states
% share in NDP
JHARKHAND
1.6
ASSAM
1.7
CHATTISGARH
1.8
ORISSA
2.4
BIHAR
2.7
Per capita income of different states
High income states
Per capita income (Rs p.a)
Low income states
Per capita income (Rs p .a)
GOA
1,05,582
BIHAR
11,135
HARYANA
58,531
UTTAR PRADESH
16,060
MAHARASHTRA
47,051
MADHYA PRADESH
18,051
GUJARAT
45, 773
JHARKHAND
19,928
PUNJAB
44,923
ORISSA
23,403

5. Causes for Inter Regional variations
Historical Factors
Geographical factors
Location Advantages
Failure of economic planning
Marginal effect of Green revolution
Political instability