Question

What was the per capita income in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) during the year 2016-17?
1. Rs. 74,573
2. Rs. 1,12,835
3. Rs. 82,269
4. Rs. 1,03,870

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Rs. 82,269

The correct answer is Rs. 82,269.

• In real terms (at 2011-12 prices), per capita income in 2016-17 rose 5.7 per cent to Rs 82,269, against Rs 77,803 a year ago.
• Per capita income is a crude indicator of the prosperity of a country.
• The data forms part of the 'Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income 2016-17 and Quarterly Estimates of Gross Domestic Product 2016-17' released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

•  Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation:
  • The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation came into existence as an Independent Ministry on 15.10.1999 after the merger of the Department of Statistics and the Department of Programme Implementation.
  • The Ministry has two wings, one relating to Statistics and the other Programme Implementation.
  • The Statistics Wing called the National Statistical Office(NSO) consists of the Central Statistical Office (CSO), the Computer center and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).
  • The Programme Implementation Wing has three Divisions, namely, (i) Twenty Point Programme (ii) Infrastructure Monitoring and Project Monitoring and (iii) Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
  • Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning - Mr. Rao Inderjit Singh