Per capita income up 5.6 per cent at Rs33,588

India's per capita income in real terms is estimated to have grown 5.6 per cent to Rs33,588 during the last quarter of the 2009-10 financial year (January-March 2010), official data released today showed.

Per capita net national income in real terms (at 2004-05 prices) during 2009-10 is estimated to attain a level of Rs33,588 (as against Rs33,540 estimated on 8 February 2010 and the quick estimates for the year 2008-09 of Rs31,821).

Per capita income at current prices during 2009-10 is estimated to attain a level of Rs44,345 as compared with the quick estimates for the year 2008-09 of Rs40,141, showing a
rise of 10.5 per cent.

India's gross national income is estimated to have risen by 7.3 per cent during 2009-10, in comparison with the growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2008-09, official data showed.

Gross national income (GNI) at factor cost at 2004-05 prices is now estimated at Rs44,39,072 crore against Rs44,33,402 crore estimated earlier, during 2009-10, against the previous year's quick estimate of Rs41,38,174 crore.

GDP at factor cost at current prices in the year 2009-10 is estimated at Rs58,68,331 crore, showing a growth rate of 12.2 per cent over the quick estimates of GDP for the year 2008-09 of Rs52,28,650 crore, released on 29 January 2010.

The GNI at factor cost at current prices is now estimated at Rs58,35,493 crore during 2009-10, against Rs52,07,534 crore during 2008-09, showing a rise of 12.1 per cent.

The per capita income at current prices during 2009-10 is estimated to attain a level of Rs44,345 as compared with the quick estimates for the year 2008-09 of Rs40,141, showing a rise of 10.5 per cent.