Madhya Pradesh clocks 18 % agriculture growth

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh stood first in the country by achieving about 18 percent agriculture growth rate during year 2011-12 and also stood at second position among states in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), an official spokesman said.
With state achieving 11.98 % economic growth rate during 2011-12, MP has become the only state in the country which finds it place in first four in all the components of GSDP in the 11th Five year plan.
Pointing out that the per capita incomeat current prices has also increased by 19.89 % to touch Rs 38,699 in2011-12 as compared to previous fiscal, the spokesman said state's economic growth rate during the 11th Five-Year Plan from 2007-08 to 2011-12 was 10.20 % whereas the All India average was just 7.67 %. During 2011-12, state's economic growth rate stood at 11.98 % against the all-India average of 6.48 %.
He said the state achieved 9.04 % agriculture growth rate during 11th Five-Year Plan against national level average of 2.48 %. Growth rate in construction sector was 13.03 % during 11th Five-Year Plan against national average of 6.81 %/.