Crisil report on States GSDP

Economic Affairs Growth and Indicators

States of growth 2.0 focus on macroeconomic performance evolved in fiscal 2018, and offer insights on expenditure patterns, quality of spending, and fiscal sustainability in states.
Bihar and Andhra Pradesh led the pack among States in terms of GDP growth in financial year 2017-18, clocking 11.3% and 11.2% growth, respectively, compared with the national GDP growth of 6.7% for the year
Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh topped the tally in proportion of capex in state spending in the past three years.
Combined fiscal deficit of States crossed the 3% of GSDP threshold, in both fiscals 2016 and 2017. This improved in fiscal 2018 to 3.1%, but this was still higher than the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) limit, and also the 2.7% of GSDP budgeted for the year