Telangana is the paradox. Its per capita income id 193.6% of the national average and it contributes 4.9% of India’s GDP, as much as a much bigger Rajasthan and more than Bihar and MP.
It had the highest GDP growth in the past decade (since formation in 2014) but has the most abysmal state education system. The government schools are decrepit, run down and offer third rate education. The middle and upper classes send their kids to private schools. The KCR regime didn’t bother itself with HDI and was entirely focused on economic growth and making money. These figures speak for themselves.
A decade of KCR’s fiscal munificence created a public welfare system which provides enough for the locals to get by without having to work. The state has a dependence on migrant labour from UP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. The numbers speak for themselves.
Though Telangana has a high Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), the state comes up short when it comes to active workforce participation. Almost 53% of its population is classified as ‘non-workers', indicating that they are not engaged in any economic activity, as per the Telangana Statistical Abstract (Atlas) 2024 report.
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