India's per capita income increases by 17.9%


Jun 1, 8:53 AM


Per capita income of Indians grew by 17.9 per cent to 54,835 rupees in 2010-11 from 46,492 in the year-ago period, according to the revised data released by the government. The new per capita income figure estimates on current market prices is over 8,000 rupees more than the previous estimate of 46,492 rupees calculated by the Central Statistical Organisation. Per capita income means earnings of each Indian if the national income is evenly divided among the country's population.