Uttarakhand: There are plenty of jobs available in the Dhami government, the state’s GDP increased 1.3 times in 20 months, the secretary said – employment and unemployment rate also declined
Uttarakhand’s GDP has increased 1.3 times in twenty months. Uttarakhand’s state gross domestic product was Rs 2.74 lakh crore in 2021-22. It increased to Rs 3.46 lakh crore in 2023-24. The highest increase in economic growth rate has been seen in the tourism and manufacturing sectors.
Secretary Planning R Meenakshi Sundaram gave this information in a press conference on Wednesday. He said that the unemployment rate of Uttarakhand has also declined. There was a decline of 19.9% between 15 and 29 years in 2023-24. At the same time, there was an increase of 26% in per capita income. 1.84 lakh in 21-22 which increased to Rs 2.60 lakh.
He said that Uttarakhand’s GDP will double five years ago. Told that the amendment in the Chief Minister’s Solar Energy Policy has made a game changer scheme. Three megawatt plants were installed in 2018-19. Whereas after changing the policy and linking it to MSME, projects of 174 MW are under construction.
