The Economics Of Tall Claims: Uttar Pradesh, GSDP And The Budget Figures
The feature is based on Ajit Kumar Singh’s article “Economic Growth in Uttar Pradesh in Recent Years: Rhetoric and Reality”. The article critically scrutinises the tall claims of the state government using the official figures of the gross state domestic product, and shows that over the four years of the present government, the per capita income in UP has increased merely by 0.43% as against the claim of 100% growth.
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